cred

noun

: 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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Nike is getting back its Street cred — at least as far as Jim Cramer is concerned. Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025 Just about everything with the Mini Countryman is banking on nostalgia and social cred. New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025 In that world, being rich is seen as the best way to get street cred. Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025 But whoever first posted that pasta water can be used to water plants doesn't know how to cook pasta correctly, or was just looking for clicks to bolster their social media creds. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cred

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cred was in 1981

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“Cred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cred. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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