low-fi
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Such minor miracles are everywhere in the history of horror, which has always been something of cinema’s dank basement, and its most fertile ground for low-fi creativity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Netflix’s low-fi, high-def version, created by George Ford, has been running since 2010, although two updated hours hit the streamer in 2015.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
The audience chose “Anpanman,” a punchy BTS classic that played with lyrics as hilarious Y2K low-fi graphics of him singing bumps on the screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
The productions often tuck elaborate arrangements under a low-fi veneer, like her version of “The Christmas Song,” which begins as a piano-and-voice, mistakes-and-all version and suddenly sprouts strings and voices.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
“They’ve always been a thing but they’re definitely having a moment now, with more people wanting to keep in touch in a low-fi way,” says Leslie Corona, senior home editor at Real Simple.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
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