artsy-craftsy

art·sy-craft·sy

(ärt′sē-krăft′sē)

adj. Informal

1. Of, involving, or engaged in handicrafts or the decorative arts: an artsy-craftsy camp offering woodworking, basketry, and other activities.

2. Self-consciously artistic; arty.

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art•sy-craft•sy

(ˈɑrt siˈkræft si, -ˈkrɑft-)

adj. Informal.

pretending to artistry and craftsmanship or to an interest in arts and crafts.

[1925]

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Adj.

1.

artsy-craftsy - pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming arty-crafty pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"

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artsy-craftsy

adjective

Informal. Pretentiously artistic:

Informal: arty.

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