arty-farty vs clown

arty-farty

noun
  • Someone who is arty-farty. 

adj
  • Pretentiously artistic; self-important or self-indulgent, especially when describing an artistic project. 

clown

noun
  • A person who acts in a silly fashion. 

  • A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig. 

  • A clownfish. 

  • A stupid or badly-behaved person. 

verb
  • To ridicule. 

  • To act in a silly or playful fashion. 

How often have the words arty-farty and clown occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )