: the production or reproduction of audio characterized by an unpolished or rough sound quality
lo-fi adjective

Examples of lo-fi in a Sentence

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The scares doled out are effective, and the lo-fi vibes are immaculate. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024 Popular on Variety Like the YouTube channel, the series will blend podcast and lo-fi YouTube content to create episodes that can be watched, listened to or both. Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024 Between its angsty, lo-fi atmosphere and pivots into explicit B-movie horror, almost every frame speaks to how large an impact Buffy had on Schoenbrun’s young imagination. Andrew Webster, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2024 The title of this proficiently tense, lo-fi time-travel crime thriller reads like a promise of change, of overcoming past mistakes with the hope of an improved future. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lo-fi 

Word History

Etymology

low fidelity

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lo-fi was in 1957

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“Lo-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo-fi. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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