Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

campy

/ˈkæmpi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: campy
IPA: /ˈkæmpi/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.

name

Clipping of Campylobacter.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"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."
"It no longer worked, culturally or financially, to be either snooty or campy about lowbrow culture; at the same time its mediation of highbrow culture no longer counted for much either."
"A campy science-fiction/horror musical whose characters include the cross-dressing mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter, it had been developing a following for its Friday and Saturday midnight showings for several months."
"A campy fairy-tale spoof that sidesteps the bio-musical formula to focus on a cast of disillusioned Disney princesses and storybook protagonists, “Once Upon a One More Time” is the latest in a long line of jukebox musicals that have plumbed the catalogs of acts including Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner and the Temptations in pursuit of box office gold."

Etymology

From camp (“an affected or exaggerated style”) + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkæmpi/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

campier (comparative) campiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

campily campiness uncampy

Synonyms

camp corny hammy sill tawdry vulgar

Rhymes With

campi sampey rampy rampey

Questions

How do you pronounce campy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæmpi/.
What does campy mean?: Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.
Where does campy come from?: From camp (“an affected or exaggerated style”) + -y.

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