Respect and trust for a person's opinions and recommendations about reading material based on the caliber of their own chosen reading material; can be based on preference of genre, but typically earned by reading stories and novels of subtance.
I'm shocked that Amanda read the Twilight saga. She has a lot of shelf cred with me. Well...she used to anyway."
Whenever I feel like a reading a romantic novel, I ask Maggie. She's got the most shelf cred when it comes to love stories.
Whenever I feel like a reading a romantic novel, I ask Maggie. She's got the most shelf cred when it comes to love stories.
by formicah February 21, 2011

How well you know someone that defines the appropriateness of the things you say to this person. You probably have high relationship cred with your bff but low relationship cred with the stranger in line ahead of you at the grocery store.
by Shel Bell December 13, 2015

When you start to get a bit buzzed so you switch to shitty light beer when you've been tossing back the good shit. You keep your empty glass to prove you can handle a real beer.
Erin wouldn't let the bartender take her empty Guinness to prove she still had her beer cred while she drank her miller light.
by KeriBerry September 18, 2016

by victoria kamm December 19, 2008

Hey Bro, I heard you banged Charlotte.
Yeah, I did last night, several times.
You just scored max skeet cred with that score.
You know it.
Yeah, I did last night, several times.
You just scored max skeet cred with that score.
You know it.
by Sharktooth.jarred903 August 1, 2012

A high reputation, credibility, or respect within one's school. Sort of like street cred but only pertaining to people you know in school.
by Sexy White Boy July 8, 2005

by mojobullfrog March 1, 2007
