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Pronounced “fah-knee-toe”, faneto is a term that means a variety of things. Chief Keef popularized the “faneto,” but since he didn’t define it, it was a little hard to grasp. In some contexts it means that something is over. In other contexts it represents finesse. To help you out, we’ve taken a deep dive into the slang term. In this article, we’ll focus on its meanings, how to use it in a sentence, and how it compares to the Italian slang term “finito”.
The meaning of faneto is up in the air on the internet, but it is speculated to mean “finesse” (meaning to rob someone) in Chief Keef’s 2014 song, “Faneto”. It was also used as a way of expressing that you are done with something or that it is finished.
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