"potato-quality" meaning in All languages combined

See potato-quality on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-potato-quality.wav Forms: more potato-quality [comparative], most potato-quality [superlative]
Etymology: From potato (“cheap camera”) + quality. Etymology templates: {{af|en|potato|quality|t1=cheap camera}} potato (“cheap camera”) + quality Head templates: {{en-adj}} potato-quality (comparative more potato-quality, superlative most potato-quality)
  1. (Internet slang, of a video or image) Of exceptionally poor quality; low-resolution, grainy, or blurry. Tags: Internet Synonyms: potato quality
    Sense id: en-potato-quality-en-adj-ZAX6xyct Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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