campy
campy · campier · campiest
camp, teatral, amanerado, exagerado
campowy
Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentionalCharacterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.
US/ˈkæmpi/
Translations
2 languagesMeaning
1 sensesCharacterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.
Stu liked to watch campy B-movie horror flicks from the 1950s, not because they scared him, but because he found them funny.
More definitions
- providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
Origin
From camp (“an affected or exaggerated style”) + -y.From camp (“an affected or exaggerated style”) + -y.
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Forms
campier, campiestSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.