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.
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.
That soldier's impression was completely farby — digital camo socks under period trousers is not acceptable.
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(US, slang, intransitive) To act like a farb; to portray a historical character in an inauthentic way.
(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".
(UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Past; by; beyond.
(obsolete, UK) An unusual or unexpected thing; a wonder.
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(US) of, or relating to a farb; anachronistic.
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