artsie

English

Etymology

arts +‎ -ie

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹtsi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: art‧sie

Adjective

artsie (comparative artsier, superlative artsiest)

1. Alternative form of arty
   • 1974, Journal of the American Statistical Association:

     […] an "artsie" course at Cornell University […]

Noun

artsie (plural artsies)

1. (informal) One who studies the arts.
   • 2013, Charles Blattberg, The Adventurous Young Philosopher Theo Hoshen of Toronto, page 85:

     “I'll never be an artsie,” replied Corretti, not bothering to lift his eyes from the screen of the computer he was working on.
     “But you're not taking engineering courses anymore,” objected Carl.