artsy
3
7.5
- adjective
- /ˈɑrtsi/
- Informal
- It was too artsy, too intellectual.
- too artsy
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Watch on YouTubeBecause you get a bit bit artsy, fartsy, you do it, you get a bit museumy.
- Because you get a bit bit artsy, fartsy, you do it, you get a bit museumy.
- And this all sounds like such artsy nigga talk.
- She'd lost a battle with a, you know, some ants or something or, you know, you know, she tried to get artsy with a, with a group of Wasps and came in second place, you know.
- But there's there's just a part of it that feels too like bourgeois, an artsy, you know, like, let's not forget that the vast majority of the Stoics came from wealth.
Examples
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Dawn, forget about this lost artsy generation crap.
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I appreciate all the artsy-fartsy effort, but it's not my cup of tea.
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You were you were making an artsy statement, some would say.
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Man, I told you it was too artsy, bro.
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This was during his artsy phase, before he went back to using a tripod.
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I will admit that I was picky and did not like any of the artsy options out there.
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I have to tell you about this really artsy party... this French-Canadian girl in my acting class threw.
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I just don't feel drawn to literary or artsy guys, but maybe that's my old patterns.
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I think it may be more pretentious artsy indie films that Jesse doesn't like.
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The film was criticized for being overly artsy and difficult to understand.
Synonyms
5
9.9
Trying to seem artistic in a showy, overdone way
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6.7
Showing an expression that is not real
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8.9
Trying to seem artistic in a way that feels false or silly
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7.9
Very showy and trying to seem clever so many people do not like it
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8.2
Trying to look artistic in a homemade arts and crafts style that looks a bit silly
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8.4
Showing loud, dramatic behaviour that seems fake
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8.9
Having exaggerated gestures and an unnatural style
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9.0
Something that looks artistic in a fake, too clever way to impress people
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
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8.2
Trying to look artistic in a homemade arts and crafts style that looks a bit silly
How Affected
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Artsy comes from art and the casual ending -sy, so it means 'like art' or 'trying to seem artistic'. So when something is called artsy in this sense, people often mean it looks a bit forced or fake.