streetologyn.
/striːˈtɒlədʒi/, U.S. /striˈtɑlədʒi/ The science or knowledge of the streets of a town or city; (now esp. (colloquial and humorous)) the skills and knowledge necessary for dealing with modern urban life.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > street > [noun] > knowledge of streets
streetology1837
1837 (title) Streetology of London.
1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. ii. 246 The streetology is difficult, the town is a labyrinth of lanes, each of which resembles the other.
1865 J. Timbs Walks & Talks about London 39 The streetology of London is full of anomalies.
1992 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Mar. 244/1 ‘I'm from the streets,’ shouts the Reverend Hosea Williams... ‘I got a Ph.D. in streetology.’
2002 Amer. Enterprise (Nexis) 1 Oct. 20 His drinking taught him ‘streetology’ so he can meet addicts ‘where they are’.
Derivatives
streetoˈlogical adj. rare of or relating to streetology or the streets.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > street > [adjective] > relating to knowledge of streets
streetological1837
1837 Streetol. London July 9 The collector of these streetological sketches.
1840 Q. Jrnl. Agric. 11 No. 49. 122 With respect to match-venders, or streetological ‘timber-merchants’, there are..about seven hundred.
1851 Adams's Pocket London GuideBk. 104 George Villiers,..whose name will be found perpetuated in the neighbouring streets, and an alley called ‘Of’, to make this streetological title complete.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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