Word info

fugazi

Speech parts

1. fugazi - Noun

2. fugazi - Adjective

Meaning


fugazi

(US, chiefly military, especially during the Vietnam War era, slang) Fucked up; broken, damaged beyond repair.
Synonyms: FUBAR; see also Thesaurus:broken


fugazi

(US, slang) Fake. [from c. 1970s–1980s]


fugazi (plural fugazis)

(US, slang) A person or thing that is fake; a fake, a fraud.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

When I was getting into punk rock and hardcore when I was younger, "emo" was like Fugazi. It was these weird bands that were almost like post hardcore or post punk bands. Many were really political. Emo had to do with how they would vocalize, not the way in which it refers to our music. Joe Trohman

Back in the day, in '91 or so, I tried to interview Fugazi for Rolling Stone, which the band felt stood for everything they detested about corporate infiltration of music. They said, 'We'll do the interview if you give us a million dollars of cash in a suitcase.' Which was their way of saying no. Michael Azerrad

The first music I ever got into was the '80s alternative bands that my brother listened to, like The Cure and The Smiths and R.E.M. and Fugazi. I can remember specifically saying The Cure was my favorite band back in second grade. Conor Oberst

Clockwise from top left: Albums by Ashes, Fugazi, Fire Party and the Nation of Ulysses. Source: Internet

By now, it’s nearly impossible to find an article about Jeff Rosenstock that doesn’t compare him to Fugazi or that band’s figurehead, Ian MacKaye. Source: Internet

It’s an inspiration Rosenstock took not from Fugazi (no one was hopping on stage to play the bass line to “”) but from his ska-punk days. Source: Internet

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