camp (
http://definr.com/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 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:
encamp,
camp out,
bivouac,
tent]
2: establish or set up a camp [syn:
camp down]
3: give an artificially banal or sexual quality to