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Definition of campy in English: campyadjectivecampiest, campier ˈkampiˈkæmpi informal another word for camp (adjective) Example sentencesExamples - Certainly the Evil Dead movies are campy horror, but kind of a macho camp, if there is such a thing.
- The dialogue is frenetic and noirish, the action punctuated by a string of jarring, campy song-and-dance numbers.
- There's so much macho posturing in this book that it would be campy if there were any humour.
- It's meant to be an extremely campy and ironic satire.
- His campy gay stereotype act is hilarious, especially since he drops it with a roll of his eyes whenever the smitten guards aren't watching.
Derivativesadverbˈkampɪliˈkæmpəli informal Lou Ferrigno snarls campily beneath a clown wig as the musclebound green monster. Example sentencesExamples - A man of ample contradictions, this Tobi: American and European, staunch and effete, campily funny and core-sentimental, he is a spinning bundle of surprises, many hilarious, others touching.
- 'I called him a dirty, mortal human,' he says, campily.
- Unlike most recent comedies that campily feed off their characters' stupidities, here, despite assorted failings, no one is dumb and an easy butt for jokes.
- She doesn't shy away from using her chest voice campily, and her upper registers are no less thrilling.
nounˈkampɪnəsˈkæmpinəs informal I like the campiness that comes with doing a show that's really spastic and unpredictable, and I think it's entertaining for the audience as well. Example sentencesExamples - Although Smith's campiness can be appreciated multi-textually, the camp of his acting is best explored in terms of his film roles.
- It's really about spreading freakiness out there, and gender play, and all that edginess and campiness, and doing it in a way it is not going to be dismissed because it's so freaky.
- While it had a neat premise it depended on its campiness and the unjaded eyes of 1950s moviegoers to accept the special effects and the film.
- Drama, campiness, and comedy coexist equally on-stage, resulting in a brew which is hilarious and at the same time heart-rending.
Definition of campy in US English: campyadjectiveˈkampēˈkæmpi informal another word for camp (adjective) Example sentencesExamples - Certainly the Evil Dead movies are campy horror, but kind of a macho camp, if there is such a thing.
- His campy gay stereotype act is hilarious, especially since he drops it with a roll of his eyes whenever the smitten guards aren't watching.
- It's meant to be an extremely campy and ironic satire.
- There's so much macho posturing in this book that it would be campy if there were any humour.
- The dialogue is frenetic and noirish, the action punctuated by a string of jarring, campy song-and-dance numbers.
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