deep cut
noun
plural deep cuts
1
music
: a song that is considerably less popular and well-known than other songs on the same album or by the same artist
From there, the band careened through highlights and the occasional deep cut from its catalog …—
Mikael Wood
Mikael WoodBut the rocker saw an opportunity to turn casual fans on to his deep cuts—so each disc intersperses hits with lesser-known album tracks in non-chronological order.—David Browne
David Browne2
: something (such as an obscure reference to a book or movie) that is recognizable to devotees but not usually to others
One of the fun things about being a Marvel fan is the franchise's ability to constantly surprise its audience with comic book deep cuts, surprising castings, and twists that no one sees coming.—Alexis Nedd
Alexis Nedd
deep-cut
adjective
a deep-cut reference/joke
Examples of deep cut in a Sentence
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The Spring Sale is also delivering a deep cut on the excellent MacBook Air M4.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Anticipating deep cuts to funding for student stipends and training, institutions were forced to reduce or even cancel graduate student admissions for the year.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Trumpp was taken to a hospital with a 5-inch wide, 1/2 inch deep cut to her neck, according to court documents.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
In their purest form, rare earths aren't rocks but elemental metals – deep cuts on the periodic table, numbers 57-through-71 and two others, for those scoring at home.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Ripe with archival deep cuts, creative director Gherardo Felloni mined styles from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s for this lineup of covetable new designs that had even the most jaded of stylists, editors, and celebrities oohing and aahing.
—Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Apple’s deep cut for the week is the announcement of its two 5K display monitors, the 27-inch Studio Display and Studio Display XDR.
—Shawn Chen, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
In other climate news As Western states brace for deep cuts to their allotments of Colorado River water, one California water agency may be in a position to help.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Apple's deep cut for the week is the announcement of its two 5K display monitors, the 27-inch Studio Display and Studio Display XDR.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Anticipating deep cuts to funding for student stipends and training, institutions were forced to reduce or even cancel graduate student admissions for the year.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Trumpp was taken to a hospital with a 5-inch wide, 1/2 inch deep cut to her neck, according to court documents.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
In their purest form, rare earths aren't rocks but elemental metals – deep cuts on the periodic table, numbers 57-through-71 and two others, for those scoring at home.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Ripe with archival deep cuts, creative director Gherardo Felloni mined styles from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s for this lineup of covetable new designs that had even the most jaded of stylists, editors, and celebrities oohing and aahing.
—Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Apple’s deep cut for the week is the announcement of its two 5K display monitors, the 27-inch Studio Display and Studio Display XDR.
—Shawn Chen, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
In other climate news As Western states brace for deep cuts to their allotments of Colorado River water, one California water agency may be in a position to help.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Apple's deep cut for the week is the announcement of its two 5K display monitors, the 27-inch Studio Display and Studio Display XDR.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Deep cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20cut. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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