cred
[kred]
- 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.
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Origin of cred
shortened form of credibility
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Contemporary Examples
Is there a fear that any form of popular embrace would damage the cred of ICP and the label?
Yet for all her cred as a femme serieux, Kennedy keeps in close touch with the naughty girl of her past.
Bissinger of course has cred--the cred of having written Friday Night Lights, which is heavy cred indeed, I confess.
Remember when you had to flash a little peen in the movies to get some cred as a leading man (miss you, Harvey Keitel)?
I still have cred from doing that part, and it was ten years ago.
Historical Examples
Cred′ulousness; Creed, a summary of articles of religious belief, esp.
cred
- slang short for credibility street cred
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Word Origin and History for cred
n.
slang shortening of credibility, by 1992.
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