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(informal, derogatory) Pretentiously artistic; self-important or self-indulgent, especially when describing an artistic project..
I've had enough of this arty-farty modern sculpture!
The rather disappointing—although unsurprising—message of the Economist article was that tattoos are no longer the edgy insignia of the free spirited but the arty-farty must-have accessory of the middle classes.
The Mersey Sound, an anthology featuring the works of poets Roger McGough, Brian Patten and Adrian Henri, became a best-seller in 1967 and encouraged thousands of working-class teenagers to read poetry; prior to its publication they probably thought poems were for middle-class arty-farties.
Gave parties for all the campus arty-farties to come and drink up my booze and patronize me. . . . I could have had you that first night I brought you here.
'Probably some rich arty-farty built it for his kids,' said Barney casually.
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Arty-farty means (informal, derogatory) Pretentiously artistic; self-important or self-indulgent, especially when describing an artistic project..
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I've had enough of this arty-farty modern sculpture!
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