Vietnam Slang Word

The 'Vietnam slang word' likely didn't actually come from Vietnam, and is more likely a backronym. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fugazi Personal opinion: I think it's likely just a faux-yiddish slang word, not that it matters, but people smarter than me who have done more research point to it being a backronym. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.50.132.42 (talk) 21:30, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Removed the reference to "Gamefoolz". OK, I'll buy that the website *might* deserve a mention (though I'm not exactly convinced of that) but it could get quite silly if everybody slightly notable online has a line from their nickname to their website etc.

I use goonie as my nick on #gnucash on irc.gnome.org (I'm a GnuCash developer). Do I rate a link from The Goonies? I would argue not. --Robert Merkel

You should

The reason the refrence to Gamefoolz is there is because fugazi is a Staff at the site, I think it is perfectly fine if it is there, so people know more about him or can see some of his works, and maybe even get him published for his short works and stories.

Wikipedia is not a promotional tool. --Robert Merkel

You really ought to define "emo" for people. This is an "encyclopedia" (of sorts) after all. -- Anon.

should be done at emo or an article on an emo band.

I changed the punk and emo tag to alternative rock, because I don't think of them as either one. Correct me if I'm wrong. I also deleted:

Fugazi also stand as one of the rare successful bands who remained loyal to independent recording and distribution, following through on punk rock's original "do-it-yourself" ethic.

Because I don't know what "successful" means in the context. They were never very popular, but they got great reviews and a devoted fanbase -- many, many bands kept DIY, got great reviews and a devoted fanbase, so the sentence is either not true or needs clarification. Tuf-Kat

I don't think "alternative" really describes the band. I think they would consider themselves a punk band even if they've moved a bit away from the aesthetic, they're still a part of the movement. Also, early albums like 13 Songs and Repeater definitely sound punk. --Biggreen80 08:17, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Italian slang?

Just a quick note on the first meaning in the list: I really don't think Fugazi is an italian slang word (and I am italian). (For those who can read or guess italian, follow the interwiki to (it) to double check that it doesn't contain any reference to italian slang meanings).

Apparently it is slang used by Italian-Americans, and it comes from the Neapolitan Language (the language of Naples), which is NOT a dialect of Standard Italian, but a language of its own, which explains why you don't understand it. The word is spelled "fughesi" in that language, and it means "a fake, a fraud". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:199:4480:387B:A552:46B1:9C28:FDEF (talk) 18:47, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Really Need for Disambiguation Page?

Do we really need a disambiguation page for "fugazi"? I think most people looking for Fugazi are going to want to see a page about the band. Especially given that the validity of this word as an Italian slang word is in question.

moving this page

I propose moving this page to Fugazi (disambiguation), and creating a redirect from Fugazi to Fugazi (band), with a link at top to the disambiguation page with {{Otheruses2}}. By far most references to "Fugazi" on the web are for the band, and disambiguating it as currently stands is poor practice. See, for example, this advice in WP:DAB: If a word or phrase commonly refers to one major topic, simple one-word links to such ambiguous topics will redirect a user to a main article with the same one-word title, such as Bewitched. However, there should be a disambiguation statement at the top of that page which includes a link to the topic's disambiguation page, in this case, Bewitched (disambiguation) .

If there are no objections, I'll do this in the next few days. bikeable (talk) 19:22, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I moved the page and disambiguated Fugazi (band). I also removed redlinks on this disambig page which referred to 1) a gaming clan, and 2) "Japanese deserters in WWII", for which I see no web references except wikipedia mirrors. bikeable (talk) 22:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dr fugazzi is a film - wikipedia has no entry of it!!!

I haven't seen it though so shouldent write about it. Look it up at IMDB —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.176.71 (talk) 17:10, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]