shitgaze

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/ˈʃɪtˌɡeɪz/

noun

A genre of rock music with very heavy distortion and lo-fi recording.

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no-fi
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Meanings

nounshitgaze (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA genre of rock music with very heavy distortion and lo-fi recording.

    Finding the sweetness in the shitgaze pile Times New Viking have truly mastered the no-fi game: No matter how they defile their sound (with razor blades, broken glass, tape hiss), they make sure there's bubblegum at the center.

    2009, Jessica Suarez, review of Times New Viking Born Again Revisited, SPIN, page 86

    Synonyms: no-fi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA genre of rock music with very heavy distortion and lo-fi recording.

Similar
no-fi

Origin

From shit + -gaze.

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APA

shitgaze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitgaze

MLA

“shitgaze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitgaze. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shitgaze,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shitgaze.

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