artsy fartsy

artsy-fartsy

Overtly interested in art and style, perhaps overly or pretentiously so. I like that café, but it's always packed with artsy-fartsy types talking about their obscure interests.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

artsy (fartsy)

mod. obviously or overly artistic; effete. (Mildly offensive.) The decorations were sort of artsy fartsy, but the overall effect was quite nice.
See also: artsy, fartsy
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • artsy-fartsy
  • fartsy
  • artsy
  • stuck-up
  • have a passion for
  • have a passion for (something)
  • passion
  • a going concern
  • concern
  • DI
References in periodicals archive
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Artsy Fartsy
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