cred

[ kred ]

/ krɛd /

Save This Word!

noun Slang.

the quality of being believable or worthy of respect, especially within a particular social, professional, or other group: If you wear this t-shirt, you’ll be earning geek cred.Both chefs have plenty of Southern cred.See also street cred.

QUIZ

TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS

Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”

Question 1 of 7

What does "dignity" mean?

showing self-respect

treating others with kindness

acting selfishly

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of cred

Shortened form of credibility

Words nearby cred

creature feature, creaturely, CREB, crèche, Crécy, cred, credence, credence table, credendum, credent, credential

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use cred in a sentence

She was releasing this stuff on her own out of pure passion, and she wasn’t tapped into the academic system at all, which is how most women got their cred then.
Pauline Anna Strom’s posthumous album cements her legacy as an electronic music visionary|Jonathan Williger|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
Before moving to California after college, I tossed aside my bad-ass cred and talked mom into selling me her Pontiac Bonneville station wagon.
Fun haulers|Joe Phillips|December 19, 2020|Washington Blade
Kunal Shah has the luxury of time for building CRED into the company he envisions it to be.
2-year-old CRED valued at $800 million after $80 million funding round|Manish Singh|November 30, 2020|TechCrunch
The new financing round, a Series C for CRED, was led by existing investor DST Global.
2-year-old CRED valued at $800 million after $80 million funding round|Manish Singh|November 30, 2020|TechCrunch

The authors have plenty of cred in the world of running science.
Stop Counting Your Running Mileage|Alex Hutchinson|August 28, 2020|Outside Online
Is there a fear that any form of popular embrace would damage the cred of ICP and the label?
A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos|Steve Miller|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ignore the talk about purity tests, progressive cred, and skipping to a post-presidency status.
No One’s Going to Challenge Hillary Clinton|Robert Shrum|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Over the years, she has built up her conservative street cred.
The GOP Establishment Turns a ‘Firehose’ on Virginia Tea Partiers|Michelle Cottle|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And now, he's going to have even more cred among the win-the-morning-Game-Change crowd that sets the conventional wisdom.
Boehner, the Tea Party, and the Ryan Express|Michael Tomasky|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yet for all her cred as a femme serieux, Kennedy keeps in close touch with the naughty girl of her past.
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery on Her Path From MTV to Fox Business|Lloyd Grove|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I was de-light-ed to know that you had pass-ed and that you have been such a cred-it to your col-lege.
The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, Vols. I to III|Cuthbert Bede
Tan-cred has no finesse; his replies neutralised, nay, destroyed, all my counter representations.
Tancred|Benjamin Disraeli
Cred′ulousness; Creed, a summary of articles of religious belief, esp.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
For twinty years a section boss, he worked upon the track, And be it to his cred-i-it he niver had a wrack.
Cowboy Songs|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cred

cred

/ (krɛd) /

noun

slang short for credibility street cred

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012