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    What is a fugazi?

    Question #97106. Asked by author. (Jun 29 08 4:08 PM)


    sequoianoir

    		It could be a fake OR a "difficult situation"

    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fugazi

    Jun 29 08, 4:36 PM
    author

    		Your reference says that "fugazi" is Italian slang for fake.
    I don't know if it's American-Italian slang, but according to an Italian (see my reference) there is no such Italian word.

    http://www.rapdict.org/Fugazi

    Jun 29 08, 4:43 PM
    zbeckabee

    		Fugazi is a word that was used by Americans in Vietnam, and is slang concerning those who died in ambush (something like that), so the acronmym is F***ed Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In.

    http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/marillion-faq/part1/section-30.html

    Also see sequoianoir's link.

    Jun 29 08, 4:44 PM
    author

    		So, does "zipped in" mean that you're actually dead?

    Jun 29 08, 4:57 PM
    zbeckabee

    		Yes -- Body bags zip up.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_bag

    Jun 29 08, 6:02 PM

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