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mellow, ordinary, quiet - but in a funky kind of way
How was your weekend? it was pretty low-fi
low-fi by thom chapman September 29, 2003
Something creative made cheaply, independently or on a very low-budget.
Checkout my latest low-fi music video on youtube.

I've been playing around with a drum machine and some broken old toy instruments to create a very low-fi sound.

Low-fi means more inventiveness and less pressure.

I'm putting together a last minute low-fi multi-media gig for SXSW- you never know who might show up.
low-fi by Giada D. June 28, 2009
a life style of someone who fosters imperfection and renounces perfectionism due to personal blocks: like chronical laziness and conscious mediocrity.

a way of basing life and the products of actions around the content rather than the packaging.
un matched socks and stained trousers are very low-fi
low-fi by arianna lago July 3, 2005

solemn low five 

The act of quietly and calmly low fiving others when a location or event does not permit for a loud and/or enthusiastic high five (e.g., a funeral, a library, church, class).
Barney: High five!
Ted: Dude, we're at a wake.
Barney: Sorry. (whispers) Solemn low five.
solemn low five by r3ckl3sson3 April 21, 2009
Word of the Day on May 4, 2025

Low five 

Celebratory gesture made by two people, slapping each other's lowered hands.
Opposite of "high five", but still carries the same social meaning, often sarcastic.
Two frieds slap each others hands and say "low five"
Low five by dukot July 5, 2007

uhholy low-five 

When walking in a line or near others, your arm accidentally dangles into the junk of another person.
Whoops! I didn't mean to give you the unholy low-five here in this DMV line. My bad.
uhholy low-five by Duke January 22, 2003
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
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