"arty-farty" meaning in English

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Adjective

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  1. (informal, derogatory) Pretentiously artistic; self-important or self-indulgent, especially when describing an artistic project. Tags: derogatory, informal Related terms: fancy-schmancy, hoity-toity, highfalutin, tushery
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: artsy-fartsy, artyfarty

Noun

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  1. Someone who is arty-farty.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: artsy-fartsy, artyfarty

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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