Flarf

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noun

An avant-garde poetry movement of the early 21st century, rejecting conventional standards of quality and exploring atypical subject matter and tone.

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Meanings

nounFlarf (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn avant-garde poetry movement of the early 21st century, rejecting conventional standards of quality and exploring atypical subject matter and tone.

Origin

Coined by the poet Gary Sullivan.

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APA

Flarf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flarf

MLA

“Flarf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flarf. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Flarf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flarf.

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