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artfuck

artfuck noun: a pretentious artist or person interested in the arts.

Noun

artfuck (plural artfucks)

  1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) A pretentious artist or person interested in the arts.
    • I even had the balls to hit Barneys, which actually wasn't that remarkable since, the way I look, it's hard to tell if I'm some deliberately disheveled successful artfuck or just a down-and-out guy, […]1999, Maggie Estep, Soft Maniacs, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 121
    • Since then, Liars severed ties with both their rhythm section and their metropolitan ways, deserting a borough infested with unwashed artfucks for the forests of New Jersey.2004 February 23, Christopher R. Weingarten, “Spotlight: Liars”, in CMJ New Music Report
    Synonyms:
    artfag

Synonyms of artfuck

Forms of artfuck

pluralartfucks

Origin of artfuck

From art + fuck.

Questions about artfuck

What does artfuck mean?
Artfuck means a pretentious artist or person interested in the arts.
What part of speech is artfuck?
Artfuck is a noun.
What is the plural of artfuck?
The plural of artfuck is artfucks.

Words near artfuck in the dictionary

  1. artfags
  2. artfest
  3. artfests
  4. artform
  5. artforms
  6. artfuck
  7. artfucks
  8. artful
  9. artful dodger
  10. artful dodgers
  11. artful pleading

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