Arty-farty

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

The rather disappointing—although unsurprising—message of the Economist article was that tattoos are no longer the edgy insignia of the free spirited but the arty-farty must-have accessory of the middle classes.

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.

Gave parties for all the campus arty-farties to come and drink up my booze and patronize me. . . . I could have had you that first night I brought you here.

'Probably some rich arty-farty built it for his kids,' said Barney casually.