artfag scene
- noun
- Slur
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[término ofensivo para la escena artística]
- Some criticize the artfag scene for being pretentious and exclusionary.
Examples
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The city's artfag scene is known for its trendy, avant-garde parties.
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The artfag scene in New York is vibrant and diverse.
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He always wanted to be part of the artfag scene but felt out of place.
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Many artists thrive in the artfag scene of Berlin.
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Many artists thrive in the artfag scene of Berlin, where creativity flows freely.
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The city's artfag scene is known for its trendy, avant-garde parties that attract a diverse crowd.
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Some criticize the artfag scene for being pretentious and exclusionary, limiting access to new artists.
Synonyms
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4.1
A group of people and places involved in making and showing visual art in a place or time
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7.5
A group of musicians and artists who work outside the mainstream, often in secret
A community of people and institutions involved in the visual arts
How Exclusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
artfag + scene
The noun 'scene' clearly signals a community or subculture, but the other constituent 'artfag' is slang/offensive and not a standard lexical item; its derogatory meaning ('someone into art' used pejoratively) is not available to a typical B1 learner without prior exposure. Because part of the phrase is transparently compositional (scene) while the key identifying element is slang and pragmatically loaded, the overall sense is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Artfag scene likely comes from joining art and the offensive word fag, a slur for gay people, to name a stylish, often showy art crowd. The image is of loud parties and bold clothes, so the phrase is used to mean 'a pretentious or showy art community'.