[Ads-l] Antedating of "Street Cred" (Noun)

[Shapiro, Fred]

street cred, n. (OED 1982)

1981 Guardian 28 Aug. 6/8 (Newspapers.com)

"Street cred" ... stands for "street credibility" ... those who have it are acceptable to the general public at large of the streets.

Fred Shapiro



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