camp

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Related terms 1.7 Anagrams 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Via Old French, ultimately from Latin campus.

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -æmp

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camp (plural camps)

1. An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
2. An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
3. A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
4. A group of people with the same ideals or political leanings, strongly supported.
5. An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style.
6. (informal) A summer camp.

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[edit] Adjective

camp (comparative camper, superlative campest)

1. Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.
2. (of a gay man) Ostentatiously effeminate.
3. Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.

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to camp (third-person singular simple present camps, present participle camping, simple past and past participle camped)

1. To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.

   We're planning to camp in the field until Sunday.

2. (video games) To stay in an advantageous location in a video game, such as next to a power-up's spawning point or to guard an area.

   The easiest way to win on this map is to camp the double damage.

   Go and camp the flag for the win.

3. To behave in a camp manner.

   Don't camp up your performance of Malvolio in Twelfth Night this time.

4. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (gay slang) To troll for sexual partners.

   Looks like he's going to camp for some hot bois tonight.

5. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (gay slang) To chat up a guy in the hopes of getting him into bed.

   You should camp that cute guy.

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[edit] Related terms

• camper
• campness
• campfire
• camp site, campsite
• campground
• campestral
• fat camp
• summer camp

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acmp
• CAPM
• CPAM

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin campus.

[edit] Noun

camp m. or n.

1. combat

[edit] Noun

camp n.

1. an enclosed piece of land