arty-farty
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- adjective
- /ˈɑrti ˈfɑrti/
- Offensive
- Your Honor, this is harassment, and frankly, it's still a little arty-farty.
Examples
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All I'm seeing is the same clever, dicky, trendy-boy-arty-farty crap they were doing 15 years ago.
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- You never know with them arty-farty types.
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His paintings are interesting, but they often come off as a bit arty-farty for my taste.
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She always has to include some arty-farty elements in her designs, which can be distracting.
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The exhibition featured many arty-farty installations that seemed more concerned with style than substance.
Synonyms
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7.3
Trying to seem more important or clever than you really are
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Being very bright and showy to attract attention
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Trying to seem artistic in a showy, overdone way
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Skillful actions done to impress other people
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Having a very showy, overly decorated style
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Very showy and trying to seem clever so many people do not like it
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Trying to look artistic in a homemade arts and crafts style that looks a bit silly
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Something that looks artistic in a fake, too clever way to impress people
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Showy art that follows old academic rules and lacks new ideas
Having very fancy, flowery language with many showy words
Antonyms
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Etymology
Arty-farty comes from art, meaning 'artistic', plus a playful rhyme that copies arty as farty to make the idea sound silly. That's why arty-farty is used to mock people or things that are too 'pretentiously artistic' or try too hard to seem creative.