artsy-craftsy

comparative more artsy-craftsy · superlative most artsy-craftsy · alternative arty-crafty

1. colloquialRelated to, or taking part in, arts and crafts.

   an artsy-craftsy student

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   a rap group for Blacks that met regularly at the Gay Community Center, then housed in a modest building just off the artsy-craftsy South Street.

   1986, James Charles Roberts, “A Light That Failed”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 89

   Synonyms: handmade

2. colloquialderogatoryoftenCrafted in an excessively decorated manner; trivial or affected in design or execution (in comparison to other artistic products).

   Synonyms: artsy, arty, cutesy, precious