camp


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