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artfuck en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From art + fuck.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) A pretentious artist or person interested in the arts.
    • Manson = just another pretentious artfuck. Bowie's version is a pathetic attempt to imitate Manson, who apparently thought he was parodying Morrison, not grokking that Morrison was parodying actual drinking songs. 2008 December 13, nuny, “Re: Something that Simply Mystifies Meeeeeee”, in misc.writing (Usenet):
    • I even had the balls to hit Barneys, which actually wasn't that remarkable since, the way I look, it's hard to tell if I'm some deliberately disheveled successful artfuck or just a down-and-out guy, […] 1999, Maggie Estep, Soft Maniacs, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 121:
    • Since then, Liars severed ties with both their rhythm section and their metropolitan ways, deserting a borough infested with unwashed artfucks for the forests of New Jersey. 2004 February 23, Christopher R. Weingarten, “Spotlight: Liars”, in CMJ New Music Report:

Forms

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Relateds

arty-farty

Synonyms

artfag