nerdcore

noun

1. (humorous, uncountable)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.”

   “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. (attributive, slang, uncountable)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.”