High camp
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sophisticated form of camp (campiness), which may display good talent and skill. attributive, often, uncountable
"But rather than drawing on extant rich stories about female superheroes, contemporary comic-based movies either downplay their powers and their personalities or rewrite them as trashy high camp."
- 2 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, camp. uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A locality in the Shire of Mitchell, central Victoria, Australia.
Example
More examples"But rather than drawing on extant rich stories about female superheroes, contemporary comic-based movies either downplay their powers and their personalities or rewrite them as trashy high camp."