Fugazi (Vietnam)
Fugazi is an American slang term from the Vietnam War . Fugazi was a backronym for " F ucked U p, G ot A mbushed, Z ipped I n" . Correspondingly, it means “sitting in the shit, being ambushed , being put in a body bag ” ( Zipped in means closing the zipper of the body bag).
This referred to hopeless or extremely dangerous combat situations in which every American soldier should try to get away with his life on his own. Above all, he meant situations in which a unit was ambushed by the Viet Cong while marching or on patrol in the confusing jungle .
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The term was used in 1984 by the rock group Marillion for the album Fugazi and the title song Fugazi . The song lists some intersections in life and mentions religion , the environment , wars and capitalism .
In 1987 the hardcore band Fugazi named themselves after the term.