cred

Thân thiện

She earned major cred by designing the coolest sneakers in the city.

Definition

Noun: 1. Credibility, especially among a specific group: Informal term for credibility or street credibility, particularly the kind that is respected and acknowledged within youth-oriented, fashionable, or urban subcultures.

Usage

"Cred" is an informal, slang noun used to describe a person's reputation for being authentic, cool, or respected within a particular social scene, such as hip-hop, skateboarding, or other urban youth cultures. It is often used in the phrase "street cred." It is not typically used in formal writing.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Winning that underground rap battle gave him instant cred in the local music scene.
  • She has serious fashion cred after working with those famous designers.
  • His years of experience as a graffiti artist lend him a lot of cred with the younger artists.

Advanced Usage

• "Street cred": The most common compound form, specifically referring to credibility and respect gained from knowledge of or experience in urban, often inner-city, life.
  • The politician tried to gain some street cred by visiting the neighborhood, but many saw it as insincere.
• "Indie cred": Credibility within independent music, film, or art circles.
  • That band lost a lot of its indie cred after signing with a major record label.

Variants and Related Words

• Credibility (n): The more formal, standard term meaning the quality of being trusted and believed in.
  • The scientist's research gave credibility to the new theory.
• Credible (adj): Able to be believed; convincing.
  • She is a credible witness.

Synonyms

• Street credibility: (The full form of the common phrase).
• Authenticity: The quality of being genuine or real.
• Reputation: The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone.

Related Phrases

• "To have cred": To possess credibility.
  • You need to have cred to be taken seriously in that industry.
• "To gain/lose cred": To acquire or lose credibility.
  • He gained a lot of cred by sticking to his principles.
  • Selling out like that made him lose cred with his original fans.

Học thuật

Noun

1. credibility among young fashionable urban individuals

Từ đồng nghĩa

• street credibility
• street cred