noun
cred
KRED/kred/
A reputation for being trustworthy or authentic.
The skillful landing earns the skateboarder cred among the other skaters.
Etymology
Cred is tentatively explained as a shortening of credit, credibility, or credentials. These possibilities connect group standing with being trusted, believed, or recognized as having a claim to respect.
In context
ownership of this vehicle earns Drake some serious street cred due to him having bought the absolute last one ever made
More examples
- He lost street cred after the embarrassing stunt.
- The collaboration added cred to the young company.
- Her years of fieldwork established her environmental cred.
Forms
cred
credible adjective — believable or trustworthy
Similar words
- credibility
- Credibility is the formal broader term; cred often means recognition within a particular community.
- reputation
- Reputation is what people think of someone; cred specifically suggests authenticity or trustworthiness.