Camp
nounAdjective
providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
“they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect”
“campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's”
Similar:Campy
Noun
a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
“city kids get to see the country at a summer camp”
Type of:Sitetemporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
“wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling”
a group of people living together in a camp
“the whole camp laughed at his mistake”
Type of:GatheringAssemblagea penal institution (often for forced labor)
“China has many camps for political prisoners”
something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
“the living room was pure camp”
Type of:StalenessTritenesstemporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
“level ground is best for parking and camp areas”
Type of:LodgingHousingan exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
Type of:Shelter
Verb
live in or as if in a tent
“Can we go camping again this summer?”
“The houseguests had to camp in the living room”
establish or set up a camp
Type of:Pitchgive an artificially banal or sexual quality to
Type of:AlterChangeModify
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