cred

cred
cred slang shortening of CREDIBILITY (Cf. credibility), by 1992.

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  • cred — [ kred ] noun uncount INFORMAL STREET CRED …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cred — see credence, credit, credibility4 …   Modern English usage

  • cred — ac·cred·it; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·tee; ac·cred·it·ment; an·cred; cred·i·bil·i·ty; cred·i·ble; cred·i·ble·ness; cred·it·abil·i·ty; cred·it·able; cred·it·able·ness; cred·it·less; cred·i·tor; cred·i·tor·ship; cred·ner·ite; cred·u·lous;… …   English syllables

  • cred — [[t]kre̱d[/t]] N UNCOUNT Cred is the same as street cred …   English dictionary

  • cred — noun Date: 1981 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 > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cred — noun Cred is used after these nouns: ↑street …   Collocations dictionary

  • cred — Adj. That which is acceptably fashionable, abb. of credible. See street cred …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • cred — UK [kred] / US noun [uncountable] informal street cred …   English dictionary

  • cred — /krɛd/ (say kred) noun Colloquial credibility; worthiness of acceptance or respect within a particular group: street cred. {shortened form of credibility} …  

  • cred — I s (oböj. VARD (el. kredd) få cred erkännande II s (oböj. VARD (el. kredd) trovärdighet …   Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok

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