Arty-farty

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who is arty-farty.

    "The Mersey Sound, an anthology featuring the works of poets Roger McGough, Brian Patten and Adrian Henri, became a best-seller in 1967 and encouraged thousands of working-class teenagers to read poetry; prior to its publication they probably thought poems were for middle-class arty-farties."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pretentiously artistic; self-important or self-indulgent, especially when describing an artistic project. derogatory, informal

    "I've had enough of this arty-farty modern sculpture!"

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"I've had enough of this arty-farty modern sculpture!"

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