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campism

campism noun: an "us-and-them" ideology by which people are regarded as belonging to opposing camps.

Noun

campism (uncountable)

  1. An "us-and-them" ideology by which people are regarded as belonging to opposing camps.
    • Campism – the claim that you are this and so this is who your friends are – in this context is cis.2017, Ian Parker, Revolutionary Keywords for a New Left
    • Do not get too caught up in individual campism. The Most-High sent your spirits back on earth to fix yourselves, come together and wake up our people, so do your dam job and stop letting your fleshly desires control you.2020, Jacie Rowe III, White Lies, Black Truth, The Lost Light, page 196

Origin of campism

From camp + -ism.

Questions about campism

What does campism mean?
Campism means an "us-and-them" ideology by which people are regarded as belonging to opposing camps.
What part of speech is campism?
Campism is a noun.

Words near campism in the dictionary

  1. Campise
  2. Campises
  3. campish
  4. Campisi
  5. Campisis
  6. campism
  7. campist
  8. campists
  9. Campiti
  10. cample
  11. campled

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