CAMP
Scrabble letter values: C3A1M3P3 = 10
Definition
- adjective providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities. — synonyms: campy
- verb live in or as if in a tent. — synonyms: encamp, camp_out, bivouac, tent
- verb establish or set up a camp. — synonyms: camp_down
- verb give an artificially banal or sexual quality to.
- noun temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers. — synonyms: encampment, cantonment, bivouac
- noun a group of people living together in a camp.
- noun temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers.
- noun an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. — synonyms: clique, coterie, ingroup, inner_circle, pack
- noun a penal institution (often for forced labor).
- noun something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality.
- noun shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs. — synonyms: refugee_camp
- noun a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months. — synonyms: summer_camp
Examples
- “they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect”
- “campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's”
- “Can we go camping again this summer?”