[kamp] 
| 1. | something that provides sophisticated, knowing amusement, as by virtue of its being artlessly mannered or stylized, self-consciously artificial and extravagant, or teasingly ingenuous and sentimental. |
| 2. | a person who adopts a teasing, theatrical manner, esp. for the amusement of others. |
| 3. | Also, camp it up. to speak or behave in a coquettishly playful or extravagantly theatrical manner. |
| 4. | campy: camp Hollywood musicals of the 1940s. |
cAMP abbr.
cyclic AMP
camp it up
Make an extravagant, affected, or vulgar display, as in Amateur actors often camp it up, trying to be more dramatic. Originating in the 1950s as slang for flamboyant behavior stereotypically associated with gay men, this term began to be used more loosely by about 1970. Also see ham it up.
