camp it up
idiom
informal
: to act with exaggerated speech or gestures
He really camped it up on stage.
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Other performers were able to camp it up, in costume to cover ‘90s hits by Cher or the Spice Girls, but rocking it out with Carlile and the Hanseroth Twins headbanging behind her, Amanfu sounded as serious as a heart attack.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
The character of Shreck in Batman Returns may be the first time that Walken was ever really able to have fun with one of his roles, being encouraged to camp it up and be over the top.
—Joe Tobal, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2022
Members of the supporting cast, led by William Hurt —a last-minute replacement for another actor who dropped out—camp it up when their energy hasn’t completely run down.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
The character of Shreck in Batman Returns may be the first time that Walken was ever really able to have fun with one of his roles, being encouraged to camp it up and be over the top.
—Joe Tobal, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2022
Members of the supporting cast, led by William Hurt —a last-minute replacement for another actor who dropped out—camp it up when their energy hasn’t completely run down.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022
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“Camp it up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camp%20it%20up. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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