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View synonyms for deep cut

deep cut

[ deep kuht ]

noun

  1. a song that is less widely played and less well-known than other songs on the same album or by the same artist:

    The band performed a fan-favorite deep cut as part of their encore, and the crowd went wild!

  2. anything, but especially media such as a television show, movie, video game, or book, that is not well-known to the general public, but has a fan base or cult following:

    This list of the top 25 horror films of all time has some deep cuts I’d never seen before.

  3. a reference to a television show, movie, video game, book, etc., that would be appreciated or understood only by fellow fans, similar to an homage or inside joke:

    My husband’s joke about how he plays sax and I play clarinet, so our kids should learn to play piano and drums and then we can start our own Mos Eisley cantina band is a pretty deep cut.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of deep cut1

First recorded in 2005–10
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Example Sentences

In their 2010 deep cut, the Drive-By Truckers astutely capture the lunacy of the family gathering.

Then Androcles saw that a monster thorn had entered the paw, making a deep cut, and causing great pain and swelling.

Turning to the walls we find them covered with pictures, not coloured but done in outline by means of deep-cut clean lines.

As for the deep-cut pictures everywhere on the walls we can only get the merest glimpses of them.

The blow left a deep cut from which the blood flowed in a stream, and Vorlange was completely stunned.

I marked that beneath this hole there was a deep cut in the door, as though a great nail had been driven in.

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