If someone says that you have street cred, they mean that ordinary young people would approve of you and consider you to be part of their culture, usually because you share their sense of fashion or their views.
[British, informal, approval]
At 16, she oozes street cred. She wears black, talks cool and looks 18.
Having children was the quickest way to lose your street cred.
street cred in British English
(striːt krɛd) or street credibility
noun
British especially informal
acceptability amongst young, fashionable people
At 16, she oozes street cred. She wears black, talks cool and looks 18.
Being green has street cred.
Wayne has real street cred.
She hasn't lost any of her street cred.
street cred in American English
(krɛd)
noun
Slang
popularity with or acceptance by the common people
a candidate who lacks street cred
Word origin
street cred(ibility): see ( street (sense 4))
Examples of 'street cred' in a sentence
street cred
The more medals a dog has, the higher the street cred of the owner - and the bigger the price for using the dog at stud.