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

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Calling on a Rolodex of guest stars (Caroline Polachek, Lorde, Daniel Caesar), Hynes dapples his scenes in golden lo-fi. Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025 What follows is no grand adventure but a series of repeating days, filled with repeating tasks, delivered via lo-fi and hilarious WarioWare-esque mini-games. Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025 Build in intentional time for lo-fi activities like reading, crafting, journaling and doing puzzles. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Dec. 2025 Archivists use bespoke machines to digitize books page by page, livestreaming their work on YouTube for all to see (alongside some lo-fi music). Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025 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 16 Dec. 2025.

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