Campy

//ˈkæmpi// adj, name, slang

adj, name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of Campylobacter. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial

Synonyms

All synonyms
bourgeoiscampcampcampcomiccommon

Example

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"Stu liked to watch campy B-movie horror flicks from the 1950s, not because they scared him, but because he found them funny."

Etymology

From camp (“an affected or exaggerated style”) + -y.

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