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campy

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkæmpi/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English camp English -y English campy From camp (“an affected or exaggerated style”) + -y.

  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.

    Poison Ivy captures the essence of "Batman and Robin," a wild, campy costume party of a movie and the first "Batman" to suggest that somewhere in Gotham City there might be a Studio 54.

name

  1. Clipping of Campylobacter.
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