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artsy-fartsy

[ ahrt-see-fahrt-see ]
/ ˈɑrt siˈfɑrt si /

adjective Slang: Vulgar.

arty.

Nearby words

  1. arts and crafts,
  2. arts and crafts movement,
  3. arts medicine,
  4. artsy,
  5. artsy-craftsy,
  6. artsybashev,
  7. artur,
  8. artware,
  9. artwork,
  10. arty
Also art·y-fart·y [ahr-tee-fahr-tee] /ˈɑr tiˈfɑr ti/.

Origin of artsy-fartsy

First recorded in 1975–1980; rhyming compound from art1, fart, -sy
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