cred

American

[kred] / krɛd /

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.

cred British

/ krɛd /

noun

slang short for credibility

street cred

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Etymology

Origin of cred

Shortened form of credibility

Example Sentences

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Sitting around a table were a dozen young men, all participants in Chicago CRED, a non-profit with an aim to reduce gun violence.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

Laurene Powell Jobs’s organization, the Emerson Collective, began giving to gun-violence prevention groups a decade ago, most notably through the nonprofit Chicago CRED.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2022

He now runs Chicago CRED, a violence prevention initiative of the Emerson Collective.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2018

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