artsy

English

Etymology

From arts +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹtsi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: art‧sy

Adjective

artsy (comparative artsier, superlative artsiest)

1. Alternative form of arty
   • 2001 January 25, Douglas Rushkoff, “Second sight”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Yeah, we were the artsy kids. Theatre people and comic book writers. The geeks. The freaks. Well, we've been sitting here all along at our own table in a forgotten corner of the high school cafeteria, and have some stuff to show you.

   • 2014 June 19, Paul MacInnes, “GusGus: Mexico review – artsy techno veterans get weird and dirty”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     GusGus, Icelandic veterans of artsy techno music, have always enjoyed provoking their audience, and when they do so here, it's exhilarating.

Derived terms

• artsily
• artsiness
• artsy-craftsy
• artsy-fartsy

 

Further reading

• arty, artsy at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.

Anagrams

• T-rays, satyr, stary, stray, trays, yrast