farb
(US, slang, intransitive) To act like a farb; to portray a historical character in an inauthentic way.
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(US, slang, intransitive) To act like a farb; to portray a historical character in an inauthentic way.
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(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".
"Farb was the worst insult in the hardcore vocabulary. It referred to reenactors who approached the past past with a lack of verisimilitude.
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In the world of Civil War reenactment and historical reenacting more broadly, farby (or farb) is a term for someone — or something — that's historically inaccurate. A farby uniform might have a modern zipper, the wrong fabric, or anachronistic buttons. The word is used by serious reenactors to call out lazy or incorrect portrayals of history. It carries a gentle-to-pointed level of scorn from the authenticity crowd. If you're really committed to period accuracy, farby is basically the worst thing you can be.
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