street credibility

street credibility
noun
credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
Syn: ↑street cred, ↑cred
Hypernyms: ↑credibility, ↑credibleness, ↑believability

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ˈstreet cred [street cred] (also cred) (informal) (also less frequent ˈstreet credibility) noun uncountable
a way of behaving and dressing that is acceptable to young people, especially those who live in cities and have experienced the problems of real life

Those clothes do nothing for your street cred.

See also:cred

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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