nerdcore

noun
/ˈnɜːdˌkɔː/UK/ˈnɝdˌkɔɹ/US

Etymology

From nerd + -core.

Definitions

  1. An intentionally nerdy style of hip-hop music.

    • A nerdcore track would take loop samples not from popular industrial tracks, but from the synthesizers of a popular NES game like Dig Dug…
    • Self-styled “nerdcore” rappers wear pocket protectors and rhyme about hard drives.
  2. The most dedicated nerds, especially in terms of computer ability.

    • We're tech reviewers, not nerdcore programmers…
    • But the warmest spot in my nerdcore heart is reserved for the old-school pleasures of the Wii Virtual Console.
    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nerdcore. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA