artsy-fartsy

[ ahrt-see-fahrt-see ]

/ ˈɑrt siˈfɑrt si /

adjective Slang: Vulgar.

arty.

Nearby words

arts and crafts,
arts and crafts movement,
arts medicine,
artsy,
artsy-craftsy,
artsybashev,
artur,
artware,
artwork,
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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British Dictionary definitions for arty-farty

arty-farty

US artsy-fartsy

adjective

informal artistic in a pretentious way

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