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camp⋅y

  [kam-pee]
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–adjective, camp⋅i⋅er, camp⋅i⋅est.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
Origin:
1955–60; camp 2 + -y 1

Related forms:
camp⋅i⋅ly, adverb
camp⋅i⋅ness, noun
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camp 2   (kāmp)   
n.  

  1. An affectation or appreciation of manners and tastes commonly thought to be artificial, vulgar, or banal.

  2. Banality, vulgarity, or artificiality when deliberately affected or when appreciated for its humor: "Camp is popularity plus vulgarity plus innocence" (Indra Jahalani).

adj.  Having deliberately artificial, vulgar, banal, or affectedly humorous qualities or style: played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect.
v.   camped, camp·ing, camps

v.   intr.
To act in a deliberately artificial, vulgar, or banal way.
v.   tr.
To give a deliberately artificial, vulgar, or banal quality to: camped up their cowboy costumes with chaps, tin stars, and ten-gallon hats.

[Origin unknown.]
camp'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
camp

  1. n.
    something cute and out of fashion; something of such an anachronistic style as to be intriguing. : Nobody really knows what style camp really is, and very few even care.
  2. mod.
    and campy. overdone; out of fashion and intriguing. : Most camp entertainment is pretentious and overdrawn.
  3. mod.
    having to do with homosexual persons and matters. : She is so camp, I could scream!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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