street cred
nounSlang.
popularity with and acceptance by the general public, especially young people.: See also cred.
Origin of street cred
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How to use street cred in a sentence
Over the years, she has built up her conservative street cred.
The GOP Establishment Turns a ‘Firehose’ on Virginia Tea Partiers | Michelle Cottle | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt seems to me to be very image-conscious, and you even have ex-prison guards and the like feigning street cred.
CeeLo and Goodie Mob on Their Comeback, Kanye West’s ‘Emotional Problems,’ More | Marlow Stern | August 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBetter still, his military bona fides give him the kind of street cred that is rare among the political class.
Tom Cotton’s Run for Senate in Arkansas Makes Him the New Neocon Darling | Michelle Cottle | August 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOf course, adds Reed, to keep that street cred, a winning pol has to follow through with the fight.
She chose to go with someone who also was trying to be a G and to have this street cred.
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