nerdcore
noun/ˈnɜːdˌkɔː/UK/ˈnɝdˌkɔɹ/US
Etymology
From nerd + -core.
Definitions
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.
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
- neighborgeeksta
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