"artsy-craftsy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more artsy-craftsy [comparative], most artsy-craftsy [superlative]
Etymology: arts and crafts + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|arts and crafts|y}} arts and crafts + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} artsy-craftsy (comparative more artsy-craftsy, superlative most artsy-craftsy)
  1. (colloquial) Related to, or taking part in, arts and crafts. Tags: colloquial Synonyms (related to arts and crafts, crafted by an artisan): handmade
    Sense id: en-artsy-craftsy-en-adj-98kZzxF1 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'related to arts and crafts, crafted by an artisan': 94 6
  2. (colloquial, often derogatory) Crafted in an excessively decorated manner; trivial or affected in design or execution (in comparison to other artistic products). Tags: colloquial, derogatory, often Synonyms (crafted in an excessively decorated manner): artsy, arty, cutesy, precious
    Sense id: en-artsy-craftsy-en-adj-Be1dvw5S Disambiguation of 'crafted in an excessively decorated manner': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: arty-crafty

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