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noun \ ˈkred \

Definition of cred

:credibility; specifically :the ability to gain acceptance as a member of a particular group or class

used … his new street cred to develop contacts
—Dale Keiger

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R. Bistro The award-winning Mass Ave restaurant that opened years before Indy earned its culinary cred departed Feb. 27, 2016.

— liz biro, Indianapolis Star, "These are all the Indianapolis restaurant closings," 13 July 2017
The little car hasn’t captured any of Tesla’s Silicon Valley street-cred and it hasn’t whipped up any of the cultish following that still benefits the Toyota Prius.

— kyle stock, Bloomberg.com, "Chevy’s Bolt Creeps Along While Tesla Readies For a Sprint," 1 June 2017
According to People, this new boyfriend is an up-coming British actor who is building up serious indie movie cred.

— martha ross, The Mercury News, "Taylor Swift’s new British actor boyfriend explained," 17 May 2017
H&M, Levi’s, Converse—while retaining its underground cred.

— troy patterson, Bloomberg.com, "The Faker’s Guide to Talking About Comme des Garcons," 1 May 2017
Check my creds https://twitter.com/mefeater/status/857741102383845377 …

— the sacramento bee, sacbee.com, "He’s ‘an inspiration’: fans welcome Ahkello Witherspoon to 49ers on social media," 28 Apr. 2017
Faye Dunaway and Carrie-Anne Moss, in small roles, contribute welcome Old Hollywood and genre-specific cred and chops.

— glenn kenny, New York Times, "Review: ‘The Bye Bye Man,’ Oddly Overstaying His Welcome," 12 Jan. 2017
There’s nothing else quite like Atlanta, which arrived in September sure-footed and fully-formed; expect the Globes to reward it for that (while ensuring the awards show gets extra coolness cred of its own) come Sunday.

— mike hogan, VanityFair.com, "2017 Golden Globes Predictions: Who Will Win Big This Year?," 4 Jan. 2017
The researchers are quick to point out that their work was limited to only two plants grown over a short period of time, and that much more investigation is needed before bamboo's green cred can be rejected or reaffirmed.

— National Geographic, "Bamboo's Ability to Store Carbon Called Into Question," 24 Mar. 2016

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