...money wasted on elitist arty-farty groups.
...an artsy-fartsy pretentious film.
English dictionary. 2008.
arty-farty — arty fartˈy or artsy fartsˈy adjective (derogatory, informal) Arty, arty crafty • • • Main Entry: ↑art * * * arty farty 7 [arty farty] [ˌɑːti ˈfɑːti] [ˌɑːrti ˈfɑːrti] ( … Useful english dictionary
arty-farty — British, informal, American, informal something or someone that is arty farty tries too hard to seem connected with serious art, and is silly or boring because of this. Rob s friends were a couple of arty farty types who talked endlessly about… … New idioms dictionary
arty-farty — adjective Self important or self indulgent, especially when describing an artistic project. Ive had enough of this arty farty modern sculpture! … Wiktionary
arty-farty — BrE artsy fartsy, AmE adjective informal someone who is arty farty tries too hard to show that they are interested in art … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
arty-farty, artsy-fartsy — adj pretentious, affected, more decorative than useful. A more vulgar parallel of the innocuous arty crafty , which is Edwardian in origin and was usually applied to the pseudo rustic, as in the Arts and Crafts design movement of the late 19th… … Contemporary slang
arty-farty — art|y fart|y [ˌa:ti ˈfa:ti US ˌa:rti ˈfa:r ] adj BrE art|sy fart|sy [ˌa:tsi ˈfa:tsi US ˌa:rtsi ˈfa:r ] AmE informal trying too hard to show that you are interested in art used to show disapproval … Dictionary of contemporary English
arty-farty — (also artsy fartsy) adjective informal, derogatory associated with or showing an interest in the arts … English new terms dictionary
arty-farty — Adj. Pretentiously artistic. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
arty-farty — /ati ˈfati/ (say ahtee fahtee) adjective Colloquial pretentious; precious. Also, artsy fartsy …
artsy-fartsy — /ahrt see fahrt see/, adj. Slang (vulgar). arty. Also, arty farty /ahr tee fahr tee/. [1975 1980; rhyming compound from ART1, FART, SY] * * * artsy fartsy 7 [artsy fartsy] [ˌɑːtsi ˈfɑːtsi] [ˌɑːrtsi ˈfɑːrtsi] (especially NAmE … Useful english dictionary
