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arty-farty

arty-farty adjective: pretentiously artistic; self-important or self-indulgent, especially when describing an artistic project.

Adjective

arty-farty

  1. (derogatory, informal) 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.2008 June 9, Shirley Dent, “Written on the body: literary tattoos”, in The Guardian

Noun

arty-farty (plural arty-farties)

  1. Someone who is arty-farty.
    • 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.2009, Tommy Smith, Anfield Iron, page 85
    • 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.2013, Marge Piercy, Braided Lives: A Novel, page 217

arty-farty meaning in Bengali

arty-farty in Bengali

ছদ্মবেশী শৈল্পিক, আত্মগুরুত্বপূর্ণ, আত্মমগ্ন, ছদ্মবেশী শিল্পী

Forms of arty-farty

Adjective
alternative formartsy-fartsy
alternative formartyfarty
Noun
pluralarty-farties

Questions about arty-farty

What does arty-farty mean?
Arty-farty means pretentiously artistic; self-important or self-indulgent, especially when describing an artistic project.
What is arty-farty in Bengali?
Arty-farty in Bengali is ছদ্মবেশী শৈল্পিক, আত্মগুরুত্বপূর্ণ, আত্মমগ্ন. See Arty-farty meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is arty-farty?
Arty-farty can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near arty-farty in the dictionary

  1. artworld
  2. artworlds
  3. arty
  4. arty-crafty
  5. arty-farties
  6. arty-farty
  7. artyfarties
  8. artyfarty
  9. Artyom
  10. Artyomovsk
  11. Artz

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