arty Someone who is arty seems very interested in drama, film, music, poetry, or painting. People often describe someone as arty when they want to suggest that the person is pretentious. INFORMAL adj
(=artsy) Didn't you find her a little bit too arty?, ...an arty French film.
arty-farty , artsy-fartsy
If you describe someone as arty-farty, you are criticizing them for being interested in artistic ideas or activities that most people do not think are interesting or worthwhile.
(BRIT)
INFORMAL adj
(disapproval)
(=pretentious)
...an artsy-fartsy pretentious film.