Farb
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Farb is a noun meaning (US, slang, intransitive) To act like a farb; to portray a historical character in an inauthentic way.
Meaning
(US, slang, intransitive) To act like a farb; to portray a historical character in an inauthentic way.
More Meanings
- (US) A historical reenactor (especially an American Civil War reenactor) whose efforts at a historically accurate portrayal are, in the opinion of the speaker, inadequate (for example, wearing a modern wristwatch with period costume). The opposite of farb is "hard-core" (or hardcore), someone who is, in the opinion of the speaker, an "authenticity fanatic".
Example Sentences
"Farb was the worst insult in the hardcore vocabulary. It referred to reenactors who approached the past past with a lack of verisimilitude.
Word Forms
- farbs
- farbing
- farbed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fard, farthel, faridah, fardh, fash, faradiser.
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