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"Teens do drugs for various reasons: To... ... To gain street cred."

What does "street cred" mean?
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Old 19-Feb-2005, 08:25
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"Teens do drugs for various reasons: To... ... To gain street cred."

What does "street cred" mean?
To gain street credibility and acceptability. You do something to impress the street guys, I think...you beat others up or you rob people or whatever else that will make you "popular".
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