Alex Trebek basically just called a Jeopardy! contestant a 'loser'

Alex Trebek had some serious shade.
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Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek got brutally — yet hilariously — honest with a contestant in Wednesday night's episode. It all started when Susan Cole, a legislative librarian, told Trebek she was a fan of "nerdcore hip-hop."

Trebek responded by asking what exactly that was, though he was already pretty sure he didn't like the sound of it. "It's people who identify as nerdy, rapping about the things they love: video games, science fiction, having a hard time meeting romantic partners, you know," Cole said, insisting it's "very fun."

"Losers, in other words?" Trebek said.

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Watch the moment below — and try not to feel too bad when you giggle. Becca Stanek

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