farty

arty-farty

Pretentious or haughty. Use of this phrase usually indicates the speaker's annoyance. Primarily heard in UK. I'm sorry, honey, but I'd rather go to a ball game then be dragged to another arty-farty lecture.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • arty
  • arty-farty
  • fancy-pants
  • married
  • marry
  • marry above oneself
  • above
  • above (oneself)
  • above yourself
  • Ooh, get you!
References in periodicals archive
"And anyway, Boris has already eaten all your popcorn, Lola has moved into your bed, and I'm making farty lentil curries all week.
It's socks, pants and tears over Jesse's first school trip
One commenter complained it showed how the natural beauty of the countryside was being spoiled by "the 'arty farty' brigade".
Statue draws a mixed reaction; WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS CONTROVERSIAL NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION?
"Actors - certainly British actors - are by disposition supremely suspicious of anything that sounds too arty farty" - actor Michael Simkins.
They say..
If you still think it's too arty farty, at least visit the tented gardens of St Andrew's Square or any of the twinkly-lit beer gardens, markets and stalls.
THE BEST OF THE FEST, LADY BOYS AND TV STAR GAVIN BEING GAME FOR ANYTHING
Farty Sheep is the newest mobile app developed by Penrhys Partnership's Big Click project.
APP DEVELOPERS HOPE TO TRUMP COMPETITION; Digital developers Big Click want to blow you away with their tongue-in-cheek Welsh version of Flappy Bird
HOORAY New "images"(arty farty speak for rubbish drawings) of what the new Marischal Square development in Broad Street will look like, have been released .
Images are art with capital F
I've always had an inclination towards 'arty farty' stuff, so it's also about years of exploring and discovering my own personal style.
There is always an audience for every type of art.'; Joshinder Chaggar in an exclusive conversation with Slogan
I don't dare jiggle or my thigh-backs will make farty noises
What's Going On in My Dining Room
The "farty" sound whenever the Android device has reached low battery status has been changed to a more pleasant audio to the ears.
New Android 4.2.2 Jellybean Is Now Available
"Tom and Kate are liberals, arty farty with good intentions, from the big city and they build a relationship with the farmer and his son, which forms the crux of the play.
Thorny and dark
And though they're probably equal parts pretentious and farty, they're also awesome, and will mop the floor with any other band who tries to do the mid-'80s-arty-pop-meets-mid-'90s-indie thing.
Mines
Or as hopelessly impractical arty farty spendthrifts who whinge at you to hand over vast sums for unspecified campaigns with ambiguous returns?
Marketing for superprofit
I lie for a living Johnny Depp makes controversial remarks about President Trump There's never been a better time to be imitating world famous political women, and I admire and thank them all: Angela Merkel, Nicola Sturgeon, and my home girl newbie Theresa May Tracey Ullman, who mimics the Prime Minister in a new TV show Actors - certainly British actors - are by disposition supremely suspicious of anything that sounds too arty farty
They say..
It will run between 5.30 and 8.30pm, ending with a get-together and networking event the Arty Farty Party at the Hand Drawn Monkey from 8.45pm.
Art pops up for one night only in centre