Posted by Bizzy211:
Why must we all try to disect things so much?
It kind of segregates who says the word "Fugazy".
I say we should just keep it simple and say he meant a fake thug, or fake badazz. What do u think?
Segregating who says the word? Almost all slang is culture specific (at least from its origination). In real life, I've only heard the word used by black kids.
Yeah, maybe I went a little overboard with the etymology. Exaggerated, maybe, but not incorrect. There's nothing wrong with analyzing how language diferentiates and defines us. The problem I think alot of people have is that they're afraid of what makes us different-- people have become so hypersensitive and scared to offend that they ignore the wonderful diversity that makes this county strong.
That's where the word comes from. Unless you know what a phrase means or
could mean to someone when you use it, you run the risk of being misinterpreted.
You can say 'fake thug' or whatever. But it's not exactly accurate.
