camp
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8.8
- noun
- /kæmp/
- Literature
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kitsch
- There's nothing wrong with a little bit of camp.
- camp sensibility
- camp aesthetic
- camp humor
Right, next one, please be as gay as you like, but for fuck's sake, drop the camp.
- Right, next one, please be as gay as you like, but for fuck's sake, drop the camp.
Examples
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Mugler, like he is like the king of camp, like he invented camp.
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She's a little camp for me, but‚ heh....
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I would totally wear this look now and it is camp as hell and I love it.
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What do you think, this is camp?
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But people H&M sells some pretty camp things.
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This is the part of camp that plays a character adding drama for the sake of aesthetics.
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And now with the red lips, it's it's turning into a little bit of Met Gala camp, but I'm here for it on this fine Monday morning.
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As Newton famously wrote, camp involves "laughing at one's incongruous position instead of crying."
Academic text (2015) -
"What was prosaic and even vulgar to one generation "had been transmuted by the mere passing of years "to a status at once magical and also camp."
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The film is full of bright colors and over-the-top characters, making it a prime example of camp in cinema.
Synonyms
15
8.1
Objects or art that look cheap and too sentimental but are sometimes liked as a joke
1
7.9
A style that is exaggerated and showy to be funny or to make fun
Compounds
60
3.5
A place that gives temporary shelter and help to people forced to leave their country because of war
- Offensive
49
5.6
A place where many people are imprisoned without trial in harsh, crowded conditions
42
3.4
A place at the start of a trip for climbing or hiking where people rest and keep supplies
- NSFW
16
8.4
A prison camp where people are kept and killed, often used by Nazi Germany in World War II
10
7.6
A place where people are held under guard during war or for political reasons
8
2.5
A place where children spend the day doing activities with adults and go home at night
- Offensive
3
6.8
A place or situation where people are kept under very harsh, crowded, and controlled conditions
- Formal
3
9.6
A military officer who helps a senior officer with personal and official duties
2
3.2
A place where refugees or migrants are kept temporarily while officials decide if they can enter the country
- Offensive
2
9.9
A place where a government holds people and forces them to change their beliefs
- Archaic
1
7.0
A religious gathering that takes place outdoors or in tents for several days
1
6.2
A place where young people who broke the law stay temporarily under court care
- Archaic
1
9.1
A place where homeless people live temporarily, often in tents or simple shelters
- US
1
4.2
A place where people rent spaces for homes on wheels with water and electricity
A place like a prison in northwest Germany where Nazis held and killed many Jewish people during World War II
A camp in central Germany run by the Nazis where many people are imprisoned and killed during World War II
A short, intensive course that teaches programming skills to prepare people for tech jobs
A Nazi camp near Munich where the government locked up and killed Jews and other people during the Holocaust
A camp in southwest Poland where Nazis killed many people, mostly Jewish people, during World War II
- Offensive
A place where people are kept by the government and forced to change their beliefs or behavior
A program where people receive therapy to regain strength and movement after injury or illness
How Exaggerated
Surface Forms
Etymology
One popular idea says the style word camp comes from French se camper, meaning 'to pose'. Think of someone striking a dramatic pose, and you can see why camp describes things that are deliberately exaggerated or silly.