campy

[kam-pee] /ˈkæm pi/

adjective, campier, campiest.

of, pertaining to, or characterized by camp:

a campy send-up of romantic operetta.

Origin

1955-60; camp² + -y¹

Related forms

campily, adverb

campiness, noun

Examples from the web for campy

The sitcom's main character isn't good-looking and empathetic nor is he a campy queen.
Anyone who loves campy monster movies and doesn't mind it when they spot the zipper.
The show is a curious blend of campy entertainment and dead-serious cooking.
Critics, on the other hand, are giving the campy vamp flick a lukewarm reception.
What keeps our character, and the book, speeding ahead is his dark and campy outlook.
Many lyrics from musicals are equally cheesy and campy.
But it has well-choreographed action and an amusingly campy feel.
The film is also evocative and more than slightly campy.
Even in its better moments, the show is campy and melodramatic.
Alas, his campy costume is a tight-fitting reddish leather outfit with a silly feathered cap.

British Dictionary definitions for campy

/ˈkæmpɪ/

adjective (informal) campier, campiest

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

Slang definitions & phrases for campy

adjective

Effeminate; overtly homosexual (1940s+ Homosexuals)
Displaying naive, affected, and old-fashioned style: a campy evocation of WWI patriotism (1960s+)