Cred Meaning in English

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Definition

'Cred' is informal slang for credibility or reputation, especially in social groups, music scenes, or street culture. It suggests you are respected or considered authentic within that community.

Usage & Nuances

Very informal, mainly in youth, music, or street-related contexts. Used with phrases like 'street cred', 'music cred'. Not appropriate for formal or business settings. Avoid confusing with 'credit' (financial meaning).

• Spanish: reputación (informal) - fama (informal)
• Portuguese (BR): reputação (informal) - moral (informal)
• Portuguese (PT): reputação (informal) - prestígio (informal)
• Chinese (Simplified): 声望（俚语） - 信任度（俚语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 聲望（俚語） - 信任度（俚語）
• Hindi: साख (बोलचाल/आम भाषा)
• Arabic: سمعة (عامية) - مكانة (عامية)
• Bengali: ক্রেড - সম্মান (অপচার্য) - গ্রহণযোগ্যতা (অপচার্য)
• Russian: кред - авторитет (сленг)
• Japanese: クレド - 評判（スラング） - 信頼度（インフォーマル）
• Vietnamese: cred - tiếng tăm (lóng) - uy tín (lóng)
• Korean: 크레드 - 인지도(속어) - 평판(비격식)
• Turkish: cred - itibar (argo) - saygınlık (argo)
• Urdu: کریڈ - شہرت (غیر رسمی) - وقعت (غیر رسمی)
• Indonesian: cred - uy tín (tiếng lóng) - tiếng tăm (tiếng lóng)

Example Sentences

He has a lot of cred in the music scene.

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Trying too hard to get cred usually backfires.

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Wearing those shoes gives you street cred.

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She lost her cred after that lie.

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That band has a ton of cred but isn’t super famous.

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I don’t have much tech cred, but I’m learning fast.

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