Deep Cut
An obscure work or reference
Example
What's your favorite Van Morrison song?
That's tough, but I think it's Irish Heartbeat
Oh wow, that's such a deep cut
There's a reason the Star Wars Holiday Special is a deep cut
Related Slang
| L2M | Listening to music |
| MM | Music Monday |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture |
| indie | Independent |
| Fandom | Community of fans |
| Fanboy | A dedicated male fan |
| Fangirl | A dedicated female fan |
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Deep cut means "a lesser-known piece of work." Most often, fans of bands and musicians use this term to refer to less popular songs in artists' oeuvres. Music lovers coined the term back when records were more popular, and less-popular songs were physically located "deep" within a record's grooves.
However, while the term deep cut began its life describing only obscure music, it is now used to describe any obscure piece of media, as well as obscure pieces of trivia. For example, Star Wars fans who can reference the Star Wars Holiday Special and Quinlan Vos have knowledge of some nerdy deep cuts.