arty-farty
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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You can go for Later With Jools Holland, or go for that arty-farty specialist stuff, but there's a big gap where that mainstream pop music programme should be.
From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013
Alastair does art in a way that's not too arty-farty.
From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2012
I was always a bit arty-farty as a boy.
From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2011
Alexis Petridis, who gave their live show a reluctant three stars, calling their appeal "baffling", was told that Pendulum-haters are "too busy eating dictionaries and making up arty-farty words".
From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2010
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