street cred

noun

, Slang.

1. popularity with and acceptance by the general public, especially young people. cred.

Word History and Origins

Origin of street cred¹

street + cred(ibility)

Example Sentences

Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, no Democratic president measured up to the Biden-Harris administration’s progressive street cred since LBJ’s Great Society.

From Salon

“To begin with, the clocks were a way for the jewelers to get street cred” with passersby in Seattle’s burgeoning diamond district, he said.

From Seattle Times

She saw it as a way to earn “street cred with a new generation,” she said, and hoped that Reformation’s perceived cool factor would somehow rub off on her.

From Seattle Times

“But they got street cred right out of the gate.”

From New York Times

“We gotta go and order the Dragon Wheel to give you some street cred.”

From Seattle Times