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arty-crafty

American  
[ahr-tee-kraf-tee, -krahf-] / ˈɑr tiˈkræf ti, -ˈkrɑf- /

adjective

Informal.
  1. artsy-craftsy.


arty-crafty British  

adjective

  1. informal affectedly artistic, esp in a homespun or rural style

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There is no point in wearing arty-crafty clothes if you don't look good in them.

From The Guardian Jun. 6, 2013

Lawrence Solomon told me that Mrs. Edward Chesterton did not approve of the rather arty-crafty atmosphere of Bedford Park—that earliest of Garden Cities, so conventionally unconventional—where Frances lived.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Maisie Ward

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