artsy-fartsy

[ ahrt-see-fahrt-see ]
/ ˈɑrt siˈfɑrt si /

adjective Slang: Vulgar.

arty.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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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

Words nearby artsy-fartsy

arts and crafts, arts and crafts movement, arts medicine, artsy, artsy-craftsy, artsy-fartsy, artsybashev, artur, artware, artwork, arty
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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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