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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

camp

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Source Word

camp

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kæmp/

Adjective

of a man

Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures. / (of a man) Ostentatiously effeminate. / Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.

Japanese Meaning

演劇的で誇張されたジェスチャーをする様子 / （特に男性が）派手で女性的な振る舞いをすること / 意図的に趣味がなく下品であり、自虐的な風刺を含む様子

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The director loved the camp aesthetic and encouraged the actors to play every scene with exaggerated flair.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

監督は芝居がかった美学を気に入り、俳優たちに各場面を誇張した華やかさで演じるよう奨励した。

Sense（1）

Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.

Sense（2）

(of a man) Ostentatiously effeminate.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（3）

Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.

In Saturday Night Live, Madonna also unsurprisingly played Princess Diana, Marilyn Monroe, and a Joan Collins clone, all in a very camp way. As John Dean writes: “U.S. rock has a ruling camp queen with Madonna.”

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

camper

（ comparative ）

campest

（ superlative ）

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