Camp - Definition

adj 1: 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: camp, campy]
n 1: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for
soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were
grumbling" [syn: camp, 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,
camp]
5: a penal institution (often for forced labor); "China has many
camps for political prisoners"
6: something that is considered amusing not because of its
originality but because of its unoriginality; "the living
room was pure camp"
7: shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression
or for religious beliefs [syn: camp, refugee camp]
8: 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: camp, summer camp]
v 1: live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this
summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The
houseguests had to camp in the living room" [syn: camp,
encamp, camp out, bivouac, tent]
2: establish or set up a camp [syn: camp, camp down]
3: give an artificially banal or sexual quality to