campy

[ kam-pee ]
/ ˈkæm pi /

adjective, camp·i·er, camp·i·est.

of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.

Origin of campy

First recorded in 1955–60; camp2 + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM campy

camp·i·ly, adverb camp·i·ness, noun

Words nearby campy

camptomelic dwarfism, camptonite, camptospasm, campus, campus university, campy, campylobacter, campylobacterosis, campylodactyly, camra, camrose

British Dictionary definitions for cam-pier

campy
/ (ˈkæmpɪ) /

adjective campier or campiest informal

effeminate; affected in mannerisms, dress, etc
relating to or considered characteristic of homosexuals
consciously artificial, exaggerated, vulgar, or mannered; self-parodying, esp when in dubious taste