fugazi

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Acronym

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Italian slang fugazi, "fake"; perhaps also slang version of Fugacious derived from Latin fugax, fugac-, "ready to flee, flying", hence, fleeting, transitory

[edit] Adjective

fugazi (not comparable)

1. (slang) Artificial, fake, false. Can be in reference to a thing or a person. If a person it is usually in reference to a superficial person.
2. (slang) Something that has no substance.

[edit] Acronym

Fugazi

1. (US) A slang term coined in the Vietnam War by American troops meaning "fucked up or screwed up", standing for 'Fucked Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In', denoting a difficult situation. (Actually a backronym.)