artsyn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːtsi/, U.S.

/ˈɑrtsi/

Forms: see artsy adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: artsy adj.

Etymology: < artsy adj.

North American colloquial.

An artistic person, esp. one who affects a pretentious or eccentric style. Frequently in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > other specific affectations > person or persons

arty-crafty1920

radical chic1970

artsya1982

a1982 L. Bangs Mainlines, Blood Feasts & Bad Taste (2003) 18 As a semiliterate grass-smoking dropout, he was set up straight to take those liberals and artsies for all they were worth.

1987 Folio Apr. 143/1 There is no need for an art director to work on a terminal. It is possible—and it may even be attractive to some of the techno-type artsies out there.

1996 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 23 Dec. b3 Speak English to preppies and artsies, French to the Euro-chic.

2003 Village Voice (N.Y.) 16 July 66/1 Ditto for the drama-club artsies.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

artsyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɑːtsi/, U.S.

/ˈɑrtsi/

Forms: see art n.¹ and -sy suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: art n.¹, -sy suffix².

Etymology: < art n.¹ + -sy suffix². Compare earlier artsy-craftsy adj.

colloquial (frequently depreciative).

Artistic, esp. in a self-conscious or pretentious manner. Cf. arty adj. 1, artsy-fartsy adj.

ΚΠ

1947 Washington Post 2 June 5 b/4 I wear Chinese pajamas while I paint and they're pretty artsy.

1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions i. v. 176 Even the cockroaches in his house are queer.—Really, said Herschel..,—how artsy can we get.

1970 J. Lennon in J. Wenner Lennon Remembers (1971) 172 There was a couple of artsy type students..lying around there in the gallery.

1981 C. James Glued to Box (1983) 188 This production, although indefatigably artsy, somehow contrived to miss out..on the dignity of its subject.

2003 Time Out N.Y. 8 May 39/2 This arrangement would be good for a cool, ex-hippie, artsy mom.

Derivatives

ˈartsiness n. the quality or state of being artsy.

ΚΠ

1968 Christian Sci. Monitor 27 Nov. 18/3 Pretentious, symbol-laden bore substitutes artsiness for art in tale about young man and two girls whose sex lives and fantasy lives intermingle.

2000 Us Weekly 31 July 43/1 The Five Senses does nothing to change Canadian cinema's reputation for glum artsiness, but its rich atmosphere still results in an intimate and absorbing moviegoing experience.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	artsy
释义	artsyn. Brit. /ˈɑːtsi/, U.S. /ˈɑrtsi/ Forms: see artsy adj. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: artsy adj. Etymology: < artsy adj. North American colloquial. An artistic person, esp. one who affects a pretentious or eccentric style. Frequently in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > other specific affectations > person or persons arty-crafty1920 radical chic1970 artsya1982 a1982 L. Bangs Mainlines, Blood Feasts & Bad Taste (2003) 18 As a semiliterate grass-smoking dropout, he was set up straight to take those liberals and artsies for all they were worth. 1987 Folio Apr. 143/1 There is no need for an art director to work on a terminal. It is possible—and it may even be attractive to some of the techno-type artsies out there. 1996 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 23 Dec. b3 Speak English to preppies and artsies, French to the Euro-chic. 2003 Village Voice (N.Y.) 16 July 66/1 Ditto for the drama-club artsies. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). artsyadj. Brit. /ˈɑːtsi/, U.S. /ˈɑrtsi/ Forms: see art n.¹ and -sy suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: art n.¹, -sy suffix². Etymology: < art n.¹ + -sy suffix². Compare earlier artsy-craftsy adj. colloquial (frequently depreciative). Artistic, esp. in a self-conscious or pretentious manner. Cf. arty adj. 1, artsy-fartsy adj. ΚΠ 1947 Washington Post 2 June 5 b/4 I wear Chinese pajamas while I paint and they're pretty artsy. 1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions i. v. 176 Even the cockroaches in his house are queer.—Really, said Herschel..,—how artsy can we get. 1970 J. Lennon in J. Wenner Lennon Remembers (1971) 172 There was a couple of artsy type students..lying around there in the gallery. 1981 C. James Glued to Box (1983) 188 This production, although indefatigably artsy, somehow contrived to miss out..on the dignity of its subject. 2003 Time Out N.Y. 8 May 39/2 This arrangement would be good for a cool, ex-hippie, artsy mom. Derivatives ˈartsiness n. the quality or state of being artsy. ΚΠ 1968 Christian Sci. Monitor 27 Nov. 18/3 Pretentious, symbol-laden bore substitutes artsiness for art in tale about young man and two girls whose sex lives and fantasy lives intermingle. 2000 Us Weekly 31 July 43/1 The Five Senses does nothing to change Canadian cinema's reputation for glum artsiness, but its rich atmosphere still results in an intimate and absorbing moviegoing experience. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1982adj.1947
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