fugazi

fake, false
“that’s a fugazi” (about a jewel, from “donnie brasco”)
1. military slang meaning ‘f-cked up situation’. made famous by vietnam war stories.
2. a fiercely (and famously) independent punk band consisting of: joe lally, brendan canty, guy piciotto and ian mackaye (whose also famous for fronting minor threat and running dischord records with jeff nelson).
$5 shows, $10 cds, relentless ethics and pretty good music to boot. now there is a band to respect.
vietnam war slang for a messed up situation. f-cked up, got ambushed, zipped in.
fugazi is also a band.
1. artificial, fake. something that has no substance.

2. a really bad knockoff, a copy.

3. someone that copies or fronts. a hipster. someone that bites. someone that claims to be original when you know their whole style is a reenactment. superficial.
” that kid ain’t true, he spins that fugazi jungle.”

“nicole is so clueless, she has no idea her gucci gl-sses are fugazi”
a word that means ‘fake’ in italian slang and has been mistaken for the military acronym ‘fubar’ (f-cked up beyond all recognition) by kids who like a punk band.
person a: i like punk and gave a fugazi definition for fugazi.

person b: fubar.
italian wise guy slang for…. a fake, a phony
donnie brasco says to lefty:
“that jewellery..its fugazi
the best band in the f-cking world ever ever ever.
“yo dude, are you into fugazi?”
“nope, i like disturbed”
“what?? you f-ckin’ stupid tw-t!”

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