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farb noun in the hobby of historical reenacting, a reenactor who is not devoted to absolute historical authenticity in uniform, accessory, or behavior US It may be that the word is a collapsed “far be it from authentic”.- About that time, George starting using the term “farbie” to describe inauthentic gear. — Camp Chase Gazette, July 1986
- In fact, Mr. Hodge is here only as an observer–and as a missionary searching for new converts to the hard-core cause. Spotting a soldier whose mud-caked uniform and violent death throes stand out from “the sea of farbs,” Mr. Hodge invites him to a coming march through Virginia. — Wall Street Journal, 2 June 1994
- “Farb” was the worst insult in the hardcore vocabulary. It referred to reenactors who approached the past with a lack of verisimilitude. — Tony Horowitz, Confederates in the Attic, p. 10, 1998
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