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campish

US/ˈkæmpɪʃ/

campish adjective: somewhat camp, somewhat campy; camp or campy (characterized by camp or kitsch).

Adjective

campish (comparative more campish, superlative most campish)

  1. Somewhat camp, somewhat campy; camp or campy (characterized by camp or kitsch).
    • […] like a campish fantasy of the gay male libido […]2018, Serkan Ertin, Hollinghurst, Camp and Closet, page 44

Forms of campish

comparativemore campish
superlativemost campish

Origin of campish

From camp (“an affected or exaggerated style”) + -ish.

Questions about campish

What does campish mean?
Campish means somewhat camp, somewhat campy; camp or campy (characterized by camp or kitsch).
What part of speech is campish?
Campish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce campish?
Campish is pronounced /ˈkæmpɪʃ/ (US).

Words near campish in the dictionary

  1. Campiones
  2. campions
  3. campisanti
  4. Campise
  5. Campises
  6. campish
  7. Campisi
  8. Campisis
  9. campism
  10. campist
  11. campists

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