artsy-fartsy

[ahrt-see-fahrt-see]

adjective Slang: Vulgar.

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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