word
Camp
Kamp
/ˈkæmp/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
camp
Dictionary meaning
Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities.
Examples
- They played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect.
- Wherever they went in the camp the soldiers were grumbling.
Synonyms: campy
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Ephemeral
ih-FEM-er-ul
Mellifluous
muh-LIF-loo-us
Perspicacious
pur-spi-KAY-shus
Obsequious
uhb-SEE-kwee-us
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