campy
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈkæmpi/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English camp English -y English campy From camp (“an affected or exaggerated style”) + -y.
- 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
- Clipping of Campylobacter.