Glamping

//ˈɡlæmpɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various luxury forms of camping. uncountable, usually

    "Tom Hanks and Sean Penn are doing it. Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie want to do it. What are we talking about? “Glamping– or glamorous camping for those not yet in the know."

  2. 2
    Camping glamorously, i.e., with expensive equipment wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of glamp form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
boutique campingboutique camping

Example

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"Tom Hanks and Sean Penn are doing it. Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie want to do it. What are we talking about? “Glamping– or glamorous camping for those not yet in the know."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Blend of glamorous + camping. Of UK origin, first appears c. 2005 in The Guardian, adopted in the U.S. by 2007.

Etymology 2

From glamp + -ing.

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