fi

Noun

fi

1. (music) The solfeggio syllable used to indicate the sharp of the fourth note of a major scale.

Noun

fi (uncountable)

1. (in combination) Abbreviation of fidelity. (e.g. in hi-fi, lo-fi, or wi-fi)
2. (in combination) Abbreviation of fiction. (e.g. in sci-fi)

Preposition

fi

1. (Jamaica) Alternative form of to
   • 2004, Deborah A. Thomas, Irene Silverblatt, Sonia Saldívar-Hul, Modern Blackness Nationalism, Globalization, and the Politics of Culture in Jamaica:

     We shoulda try fi produce more and market the things we have better so we can buy the things we need fi buy

   • 2005, Sean Paul, “Temperature”:

     I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm

   • 2021, Maisy Card, These Ghosts Are Family, page 76:

     After the funeral you need fi find somewhere else fi live

Derived terms

• filleu
• fillôt