nerdcore
nounUK /ˈnɜːdˌkɔː/ · US /ˈnɝdˌkɔɹ/
Etymology From nerd + -core.
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Humorous An intentionally nerdy style of hip-hop music.
- Many nerdcore anthems — “You Got Asperger’s” by MC Frontalot, “Fett’s Vette” by MC Chris, “View Source,” by Ytcracker (“Eagerly awaiting my macro advances/running with my beta cuz I’m taking chances”) — are as much efforts at comedy as they are attempts at sincere hip-hop.2007 August 5, Alex Williams, “Dungeons, Dragons and Dope Beats”, in New York Times:
- A nerdcore track would take loop samples not from popular industrial tracks, but from the synthesizers of a popular NES game like Dig Dug…2008 July, GameAxis Unwired:
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- Self-styled “nerdcore” rappers wear pocket protectors and rhyme about hard drives.2008, Benjamin Nugent, American Nerd: The Story of My People:
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Slang The most dedicated nerds, especially in terms of computer ability.
- We're tech reviewers, not nerdcore programmers…2007 December, HWM:
- But the warmest spot in my nerdcore heart is reserved for the old-school pleasures of the Wii Virtual Console.2009 March 28, Darren Zenko, “Exploring the Wii’s retro charms”, in Toronto Star:
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- But it takes the right kind of noodle to make a great gaming rig worthy of the “nerdcore elite” (and we mean that in a good way) without spending a fortune.2008, Windows Vista magazine (Winter 2008)
- Related terms
- geeksta