Meaning & use
campy
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Deliberately exaggerated, theatrical, or over-the-top in a way that is amusing or knowingly artificial.
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The old horror movie is more campy than scary, with its cheesy special effects.
The band's music video embraced a campy 1980s aesthetic.
A note on using this word
Describes a style that is deliberately exaggerated for humor or effect, not simply bad quality.
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theatricalkitschy
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