artsy-fartsy

[ ahrt-see-fahrt-see ]

adjective

, Slang: Vulgar.

1. arty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of artsy-fartsy¹

First recorded in 1975–1980; rhyming compound from art ¹, fart, -sy

Example Sentences

Add to that, her hometown of Newburyport, where she’s retreating from Los Angeles, has gone full hipster — a departure from the “artsy fartsy” community she once knew where “there were a lot of weirdos doing weird things, and I got to be one of those weirdos.”

From Washington Post

My weekly Datebook of artsy fartsy happenings came back to roaring life this week with a show by Christopher Myers at the new East Hollywood art space Fort Gansevoort.

From Los Angeles Times

Slate has perfectly summarized “The Lighthouse” as “artsy fartsy.”

From Seattle Times

Slate has perfectly summarized “The Lighthouse” as “artsy fartsy.”

From Washington Times

This is an “artsy fartsy” movie, as I think some other Slate people have announced, and therefore there’s no supertitle or title card telling us, “1890, Off the Coast of Maine.”

From Slate