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FARB
Definition of FARB
noun
A historical reenactor (especially an American Civil War reenactor) whose efforts at a historically accurate portrayal are, in the opinion of the speaker, inadequate (for example, wearing a modern wristwatch with period costume). The opposite of farb is "hard-core" (or hardcore), someone who is, in the opinion of the speaker, an "authenticity fanatic".
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Where it comes from
Disputed. Various explanations of the origin are given:
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FARB in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 143, 10 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 143, 10 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FARB starts with F and ends with B. Sorted, its letters read ABFR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FARB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FARB?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 143 - and most players walked straight past it.
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