art speak

A form of artspeak — The specialist vocabulary and language associated with art and artists, especially when seen as complicated or pretentious.

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Meanings

nounart speak (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of artspeak.

Origin

art + speak.

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APA

art speak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/art%20speak

MLA

“art speak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/art%20speak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “art speak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/art%20speak.

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