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

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The Friendship show on June 27 at 8 p.m. also features the excellent lo-fi upbeat pop act 2nd Grade, also from Pennsylvania, plus the Hartford band Carey, which just released its first album in April. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025 Everything was handmade, loop-pedalled, a little messy, a little lo-fi. Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 21 June 2025 Maron plays Chuck Plotkin, the producer with the unenviable task of mastering the rocker's lo-fi approach to Nebraska. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 18 June 2025 From lo-fi hip-hop to chamber pop, from acid funk to orchestral rock, the fingerprints remain. Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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