The first time I came across the word “farb” was in Tony Horwitz’s book “Confederates in the Attic” about Civil War reenactors. Hardcore reenactors make their own clothes, sleep in the mud, and march barefoot. Farbs buy their clothes, sleep in tents from Wal-Mart, and eat store-bought food.
Farb can be a noun or a verb, and it can apply to any human enterprise including sports.
