street cred
Credibility among young, hip urban dwellersCredibility among young, hip urban dwellers; particularly important in the hip-hop and rap scenes.
» The new finance minister has street-cred.
Meaning
1 senses(slang, uncountable)Credibility among young, hip urban dwellers; particularly important in the hip-hop and rap scenes.
credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
Examples
1 sentencesThe new finance minister has street-cred.
Origin
From street (“urban youth”) + credibility, by shortening.From street (“urban youth”) + credibility, by shortening.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- credibility among young fashionable urban individuals:street credibilitycred
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable