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artsy-fartsy

[ ahrt-see-fahrt-see ]
/ ˈɑrt siˈfɑrt si /
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adjective Slang: Vulgar.
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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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