Fugazy

That broad wouldn't have no fugazy diamonds in her house. We had information the broad didn't have no fake jewelry. It's three fucking carats!

You don't want a girl like me, I'm too crazy / but every other girl you meet is fugazy

I took the diamond and looked it over. "I wouldn't get too excited about it," I said, "because this is fake, a fugazy." [...] "It's a fugazy," I said. "Take it home for your kid to play with."

Stoner examined the Rolex after Mike handed it to him. He said, "Are you sure this is the real thing Mike? Most of the Rolex's out on the street are fugazy's." He used the street term for phony jewelry, but Mike knew exactly what he meant. "Hey Jack, you're gonna offend me if you talk like that. This ain't no fugazy. I've been dealing hot jewels long enough to know what I'm looking at.["]

The primacy of this immortality system to the officer's overall sense of self can be glimpsed in the fact that retired officers typically acquire a "dupe" or "fugazy"—a full-sized replica of the shield they surrendered. Often partners or workmates will present these "dupes" at a retirement party, symbolizing the recipient's continued connection to policing and the police identity.

Benny was taking individual bills from his banded packs, holding them up. / "What are you looking for?" she said. / "Fugazies. Counterfeit. I wouldn't put it past Joey, his last joke on everybody."

Fans in the Zelig's section were starting to spot the fugazies and snarling about those phonies dropping five grand to be a spectator of history and not really caring about the beloved Rangers.