[Ads-l] Phrase: street credibility

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Fred's excellent citation for "street cred" led me to explore the noun
"street credibility" which has an OED entry with citations beginning
in 1977. Here is an antedating:

Date: June 24, 1972
Newspaper: The Virginian-Pilot
Newspaper Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Section: Action Magazine
Article: Reaching Out at the Beach
Quote Page 4, Column 4
Database: GenealogyBank

[Begin excerpt]
"People who might not trust an established agency might trust us.
People might feel funny going to the health department but they might
come here. One of the best things working for us is street
credibility.
[End excerpt]

Garson

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