nerdcore
/ˈnɝdˌkɔɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnɝdˌkɔɹ/
- British English: /ˈnɜːdˌkɔː/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.