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| camp [ kamp ] |
adjective (comparative camp·er, superlative campest) |
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1. affecting conventional femininity: exaggeratedly or affectedly feminine, especially in a man
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2. amusingly brash: deliberately and exaggeratedly brash or vulgar in an amusing, often self-parodying way
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noun |
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1. exaggerated femininity: exaggeratedly or affectedly feminine behavior, especially in men
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2. deliberate outrageousness: deliberate outrageousness for humorous effect
  The performance is high camp.
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| [Early 20th century. Origin ?] |
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| camp intransitive verb |
| camp·y adjective |
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camp it up
1. to behave in a deliberately outrageous way for humorous effect
2. to behave in an exaggeratedly or affectedly feminine way, especially to emphasize the fact of being gayusually refers to men
3. to overact in a stage or musical production
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