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Nerdcore vs Geeksta - What's the difference?

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Nerdcore is a see also of geeksta.


As nouns the difference between nerdcore and geeksta

is that nerdcore is (humorous) any intentionally nerdy style of music while geeksta is (slang|humorous) an unfashionable, nerdy individual who performs gangsta-style music.

nerdcore

English

Noun

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  • (humorous) Any intentionally nerdy style of music.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 5, author=Alex Williams, title=Dungeons, Dragons and Dope Beats, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=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. }}
  • * 2008 , GameAxis Unwired? magazine (July 2008)
    • 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 , Benjamin Nugent, American Nerd: The Story of My People?
    • Self-styled “nerdcore ” rappers wear pocket protectors and rhyme about hard drives.
  • (slang, chiefly, attributive) The most dedicated nerds, especially in terms of computer ability.
  • * 2007 , HWM magazine (December 2007)
    • We're tech reviewers, not nerdcore programmers…
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=March 28, author=Darren Zenko, title=Exploring the Wii’s retro charms, work=Toronto Star citation
    • , passage=But the warmest spot in my nerdcore heart is reserved for the old-school pleasures of the Wii Virtual Console. }}
  • * 2008 , Windows Vista? magazine (Winter 2008)
    • 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.

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    geeksta

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, humorous) An unfashionable, nerdy individual who performs gangsta-style music.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=May 23, author=David Brooks, title=The Alpha Geeks, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Elvis Costello and The Talking Heads’s David Byrne popularized a cool geek style that’s led to Moby, Weezer, Vampire Weekend and even self-styled “nerdcore” rock and geeksta rappers. }}

    See also

    * nerdcore