camp
adj : providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having
artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or
sentimental qualities; "they played up the silliness of
their roles for camp effect"; "campy Hollywood musicals
of the 1940's" [syn: {campy}]
n 1: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for
soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were
grumbling" [syn: {encampment}, {cantonment}, {bivouac}]
2: a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp
laughed at his mistake"
3: temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or
vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp
areas"
4: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: {clique},
{coterie}, {ingroup}, {inner circle}, {pack}]
5: a prison for forced laborers; "China has many work camps for
political prisoners"
6: something that is considered amusing not because of its
originality but because of its unoriginality; "the
livingroom was pure camp"
7: a site where care and activities are provided for children
during the summer months; "city kids get to see the
country at a summer camp" [syn: {summer camp}]
v 1: live in a tent [syn: {encamp}, {camp out}, {bivouac}]
2: give a camp quality to