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单词 street-credible
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street-credibleadj.

Brit. /ˌstriːt ˈkrɛdᵻbl/, U.S. /ˌstrit ˈkrɛdəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: street n., credible adj.
Etymology: < street n. + credible adj., after street credibility n. Compare street cred adj.
colloquial.
That possesses street credibility; accepted or approved of by ordinary people, especially young urban people.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > credibility > [adjective] > in popular culture
street cred1979
street-credible1984
1984 Daily Tel. 11 Sept. 16/4 I await with baited breath the arrival of ‘caring-profession’, ‘street-credible’ and ‘yuppie’ in the next volume.]
1984 Economist (Nexis) 24 Nov. 97 The British media has enjoyed painting Mr Branson as a unique kind of new businessman... And behind the street-credible image is a good, hard-headed businessman.
1993 Guardian 1 Oct. ii. 3/4 Besides handling..such design luminaries as Katherine Hamnett and Jean-Paul Gautier, she has managed to make street-credible must-haves out of such unpromising products as Brylcreem and Asda.
2000 P. Wilson Mind the Gap xii. 186 This is a vehicle for the street-credible, physically fit, sexually assured lad about town.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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