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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARTY-FARTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Arty-Farty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ARTY-FARTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of arty-farty in the English dictionary

The definition of arty-farty in the dictionary is artistic in a pretentious way.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARTY-FARTY

artless
artlessly
artlessness
artocarpus
Artois
arts
Arts and Crafts
Arts Council
arts degree
arts student
artsier
artsiest
artsiness
artsy
artsy-craftsy
artsy-fartsy
artwork
arty
arty-crafty

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARTY-FARTY

afterparty
arty
beach party
birthday party
bridal party
Christmas party
cocktail party
come to the party
Communist Party
Democratic Party
dinner party
garden party
hearty
house party
party
political party
Republican Party
smarty
tea party
third party

Synonyms and antonyms of arty-farty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «arty-farty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARTY-FARTY

Find out the translation of arty-farty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of arty-farty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «arty-farty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

附庸风雅, farty
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arty - farty
570 millions of speakers

English

arty-farty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आर्टि - farty
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متطفل على الفن - farty
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

арт - Farty
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arty - farty
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Arty-farty
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arty - farty
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Arty-farty
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

arty - farty
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

芸術家気取りだがくだらない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예술적인 - 방귀 뀌는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arty-farty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

arty - farty
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

arty-farty
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आर्टटी-फार्थी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gösterişli-osuruklu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arty - farty
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

arty- farty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

арт - Farty
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arty - farty
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

arty - farty
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kunstige - farty
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arty - farty
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arty - farty
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of arty-farty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARTY-FARTY»

The term «arty-farty» is regularly used and occupies the 65.781 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARTY-FARTY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about arty-farty

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARTY-FARTY»

Discover the use of arty-farty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to arty-farty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Birdie
Every time I pass by, someone calls out, „Hey Arty Farty‟ or „Hey Arty Farty where‟s the party?‟ I can‟t go by there without hearing some kind of remark like that. Each time I just try to ignore them and walk faster.” “Go on.” “Well, today, I tried ...
Tony Rosa, 2012
2
Frommer's Tokyo
Hours are Monday to Saturday 6pm to 5am, Sunday 6pm to 1am. 2–18–1 Shinjuku. 03/3358-3988.Station: Shinjuku Sanchome (4 min.). On the street behind Bygs, to the right. Arty Farty One of Ni–chome's larger gay bars, this is also one of the ...
Beth Reiber, 2012
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Chambers concise dictionary
arty-farty or artsy-fartsy adj, colloq pretentiously or snobbishly artistic • those arty- farty French movies. arty-crafty >adj quaintly artistic, especially when produced by a non-professional craftsman or artist. arum /'earam/ >n any of various ...
Ian Brookes, 2004
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Mayday
So it could be expected to be an 'arty farty' place. The expression belongs to Cynthia O'Brian's sister Josephine. Jo O'Brian used to talk about arty farty people, meaning pretentious art followers. The real ones, the artists, were not 'farty'.
Richard-Warren Strong
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The Davenport Files
She was definitely arty-farty. He had heard women in the English Department using jargon like this. “Do you like grass?” Evelyn asked suddenly. “I've got some good stuff.” “Grass?” said Dennis, thinking of the patch of lawn that Farty Parker ...
Philip Marshall, 2010
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Tokyo Encounter
5ARTY FARTY アーティファーティ Gay & lesbian bar %5362 9720; www.arty-farty. net; 2F, 2-11-7 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku; h7pm-late Mon-Sat, 5pm-3am Sun; bToei Shinjuku lineto Shinjukusanchōme (exits C5 & C8) Arty Farty is another stalwart ...
Lonely Planet, 2012
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Lonely Planet Japan
Arty Farty (Map pi 31 ; (Hj 5362-9720; www.arty-farty.net; 2nd fl, 2-11-7 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku; S 7pm-late Mon-Sat, ... exit C8) Arty Farty is a longstanding place to meet people, with fabulous all-you-can-drink specials and a mixed crowd.
Chris Rowthorn, 2010
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Tokyo. Con Pianta. Ediz. Inglese
ARTYFARTYMapp116 Gay&Lesbian アーティファーティ%5362-9720; www.arty- farty.net; 2nd fl, 2-11-7 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku; h5pm-5am Mon-Sat, 4pm- 5am Sun; bMarunouchi or Toei Shinjuku Line to Shinjuku-sanchōme (exits C7 & C8) This ...
Matthew Firestone, Timothy N. Hornyak, 2008
9
Typically Gillian
I will tell you what I've been up to: but first let me share some information. It was all gathered from the internet and these figures are quite alarming. Mr Arty Farty, a local businessman, is enraptured with Gillian Mk 2 and pretty taken aback with  ...
Gillian Firth, 2013
10
Creativity in Peripheral Places: Redefining the Creative ...
Jerdacuttup was always an elite arty-farty group. That's the way to describe them, the elite arty-farty group. And if there was going to be something ... how do I say it ? Perhaps if they were going to go and save an orchard, it'd come from there.
Chris Gibson, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARTY-FARTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term arty-farty is used in the context of the following news items.
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Elbow Room stages battle royale of theatre's great women
That's somehow arty-farty, esoteric, and not what art really is. I don't think this is a straw man argument, either. Most of these artists are from the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Prosecco and jerk chicken: lunch with Mutoid Waste Company's Joe …
We're the arty-farty party people. In 1985 when Thatcher attacked the peace convoy we thought we were at war and our lifestyle was under ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
“And Then I Saw A Few Soft Porn Films”: FTII student On Getting To …
These arty-farty morons who go there are only allocated a meagre 2 crs for Raw stock & seminar/workshop & production related activities, rest ... «Newslaundry, Jun 15»
4
The Legacy review – 'complex, flawed, real characters having …
I made some new friends last year, a Danish family called the Grønnegaards. Quite an odd family if I'm honest - arty-farty types, and all ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Ron Bendell: It's a crying shame that tears have become a cliché
And then the arty-farty variety who affected to know normal emotion and experience but had never once been on a bus or dined anywhere less ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
6
Cheers to England's leftist leaning
... (let's trust it wasn't merely a reaction to that arty-farty new cable-knit jumper). He warrants a second chance, especially on his home ground. «ESPNcricinfo.com, May 15»
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What is DevOps anyway?
So, you drag spoiled arty-farty developers and surly utilitarian ops guys away from their comfort zones, shove them in a room and tell them to ... «Computing, May 15»
8
The 10 best chatshow moments
Arty-farty Lancastrian Russell Harty tends to be overshadowed by his arch rival Parkinson, but his chatshow was a fixture in the schedules ... «The Guardian, May 15»
9
Donovan Leitch and Kirsty Hume List Studio City Home
YOUR MAMA'S NOTES: Though arty-farty musician and occasional documentary film producer Donovan Leitch and stunning, Scottish-born ... «Variety, Apr 15»
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Artist Augusta Akerman talks wallpaper and 'arty-farty' parents
“All my family were better at drawing than me, but now I am the illustrator,” smiles local artist Augusta Akerman as she meets Katrin Magnussen ... «Brixton Blog, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Arty-Farty [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/arty-farty>. Apr 2024 ».
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