campy

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camp

1. noun Something that is garish, over the top, and, often, outdated , usually humorously so. Sure, the play is just pure camp, but it's quite a romp.

2. adjective Exaggerated, racy, or tacky. I know your character is supposed to provide comic relief, but you don't have to add quite so much camp humor.

3. adjective Relating to homosexuality. I highly doubt that every man who behaves in that camp manner is gay.

campy

Exaggerated, racy, or tacky. That play was way too campy for Grandma—we shouldn't have brought her.

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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. and campy mod. 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!

campy

verb

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