street credibility

American  

noun

1. street cred.

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street credibility British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: street cred.  a convincing command or display of the style, fashions, knowledge, etc, associated with urban counterculture

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Other Word Forms

• street-credible adjective

Etymology

Origin of street credibility

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

With Stewart’s internet and street credibility already cemented in stone, the lifestyle maven has injected much humor into her life in recent years.

From Fox News • Feb. 2, 2022

These days, the workers are also using their street credibility to dispel misinformation and educate people about the coronavirus.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2020

To be called a rudeboy was to be adorned with the highest order of street credibility.

From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2019

Mr. Melzer, who has brought some major Berlin street credibility to this corner of Frankfurt, said the neighborhood reminded him of Berlin’s once-edgy Kreuzberg neighborhood.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2016

With the help of New York magazine’s music critic Jody Rosen, they explore Drake’s wildly-popular brand of hip hop, in which authenticity is tied to emotional availability instead of street credibility.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2013