Usually means: Pretentiously artistic, often overly elaborate.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word artsy-fartsy:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. artsy-fartsy: Merriam-Webster
  2. artsy-fartsy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. artsy-fartsy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. artsy-fartsy, artsy-fartsy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. artsy-fartsy: Wordnik
  6. artsy-fartsy: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. artsy-fartsy: Wiktionary
  8. artsy-fartsy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. artsy-fartsy: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. artsy-fartsy: Dictionary.com
  11. artsy-fartsy: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. artsy-fartsy: Merriam-Webster

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. artsy-fartsy: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. artsy-fartsy, artsy-fartsy: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. artsy-fartsy: Urban Dictionary

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▸ adjective:  Alternative form of arty-farty [(informal, derogatory) Pretentiously artistic; self-important or self-indulgent, especially when describing an artistic project.]

Similar:
artyfarty, artsy, arty-crafty, inartistical, artefactitious, pseudosophisticated, fringe-y, hippieish, avantgarde, pseudo-intellectual, more...

Opposite:
practical, down-to-earth, pragmatic, utilitarian

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Similar:
artyfarty, artsy, arty-crafty, inartistical, artefactitious, pseudosophisticated, fringe-y, hippieish, avantgarde, pseudo-intellectual, more...

Opposite:
practical, down-to-earth, pragmatic, utilitarian



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