: credibility
specifically
: the ability to gain acceptance as a member of a particular group or class
used … his new street cred to develop contacts —
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Even the title's numbers worked against the fictional police precinct's cred by using a number from the California penal code section about murder.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2024
That could surely do some positive damage to your street cred, right?
—Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
Around this point, Martin was starting to get a little literary cred — his acclaimed novel Shopgirl came out the same year — and was clearly going after the New Yorker demo with this small role.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
Keep an eye out for intriguing ingredients that lend Jungle Ballroom some real mixology street cred, like longan and dragon fruit, and a bespoke Cambodian gin made exclusively for the bar.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2024
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Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2024
That could surely do some positive damage to your street cred, right?
—Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
Around this point, Martin was starting to get a little literary cred — his acclaimed novel Shopgirl came out the same year — and was clearly going after the New Yorker demo with this small role.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
Keep an eye out for intriguing ingredients that lend Jungle Ballroom some real mixology street cred, like longan and dragon fruit, and a bespoke Cambodian gin made exclusively for the bar.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2024
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“Cred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cred. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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