street cred

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(krĕd)

n. Slang
Acceptability or popularity, especially among young people in urban areas.

[STREET + CRED(IT).]

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n. credibility on the streets. (Streets.) If I drove a ride like that, I'd lose my street cred.

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noun
noun

Familiarity with fashionable urban subculture. (1981 —) .
International Musician I know that walking down main street with an oboe in hand does nothing for the street cred (1985).

[Short for street credibility noun.]

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Français (French)
n. - personne dans le coup/branchée

Español (Spanish)
n. - popularidad entre los jóvenes

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