street credibility

noun

street cred.

Origin of street credibility

First recorded in 1975–80

Words Nearby street credibility

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How to use street credibility in a sentence

These are the people who have street credibility and can educate folks enough so that they want the vaccine.
Barbershop offers coronavirus shots, in addition to cuts and shaves. Some see it as a national model. | Lena H. Sun | May 30, 2021 | Washington Post
They kept using my name to identify where this thing was, to give it street credibility.
Graffiti Artists Turn on Banksy: The Rise of Art Hate | Anthony Haden-Guest | August 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
This did nothing to bolster Fayyad's already shaky street credibility.
Why Palestinians Welcomed Fayyad’s Resignation | Maysoon Zayid | April 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for street credibility

street credibility

noun

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

Derived forms of street credibility

street-credible, adjective

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