Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high camp

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: high- -camp
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sophisticated form of camp (campiness), which may display good talent and skill.

Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, camp.

Uncountable

name

A locality in the Shire of Mitchell, central Victoria, Australia.

Example Sentences

"But rather than drawing on extant rich stories about female superheroes, contemporary comic-based movies either downplay their powers and their personalities or rewrite them as trashy high camp."
"A “tropical melodrama” is how the marketing materials bill “The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão.” If that sounds about the most high-camp subgenre ever devised, Karim Aïnouz’s ravishing period saga lives up to the description […]"

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

low camp

Questions

What does high camp mean?: A sophisticated form of camp (campiness), which may display good talent and skill.

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