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Recent Examples of campy
So campy and kitschy and glorious.
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Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
His campy creations include Glen or Glenda (1953) and Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959), which itself has been called the worst movie ever made.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
Based on the 1992 campy classic movie starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis and Isabella Rossellini, the stage musical bowed on Broadway in 2024.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
The layout spans three levels, so a group of six can spread out without losing that communal, campy energy.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
His campy creations include Glen or Glenda (1953) and Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959), which itself has been called the worst movie ever made.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
Based on the 1992 campy classic movie starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis and Isabella Rossellini, the stage musical bowed on Broadway in 2024.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
The layout spans three levels, so a group of six can spread out without losing that communal, campy energy.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campy
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The first phase of Olympic ice dance was once an aristocratic affair — ruffles and frills flying as athletes performed romantic tangos, foppish quick steps and Viennese waltzes with straight backs and exaggerated posture.—
Robert Samuels,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Speaking of styling tricks to steal, the foppish ties that almost looked like silk scarves or ribbons at the Yohji Yamamoto show would be a good alternative for women who want some kind of necktie but think a traditional men’s tie reads too costumey.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
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Forty-seven has special significance there thanks to a jokey student project from the '60s, which attempted to prove that the number appears in nature more often than any other.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Soccer nationalism has become largely carnivalesque— a giant costume party, a jokey, theatrical form of chauvinism.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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The playful conductor will explain you are headed to La Rojeña, the oldest distillery in Latin America, in the town of Tequila, in the state of Jalisco, and where Jose Cuervo is still produced.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Home and family are your main focus; nevertheless, romance and playful diversions also appeal to you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Clark and Carol look on, a mixture of awe and exhaustion, as Floyd signs with this kid through his hands during another comically sappy pep talk.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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His insight into character lent itself well to adapting Larry McMurtry’s novel, ensuring that what could have been just a sappy tear-jerker was a mix of rich drama and sparkling comedy.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
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Unruly salt-and-pepper hair in a long quaff, round glasses and broad smile give James Ortiz the look of a whimsical inventor, the kind that hides away in his workshop crafting extraordinary artifacts.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The space has been painted a serene blue hue yet features whimsical geometric designs on both the floor and ceiling.—
Lindsey Mather,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For the magazine’s seventy-fifth anniversary, in 2000, the dog-loving portraitist William Wegman dressed up one of his Weimaraners as Eustace Tilley, our dandyish mascot, originally drawn by Rea Irvin.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Love is fun, witty and mentally stimulating now.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Apr. 2026
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The show is an in-depth, outlandish and witty depiction of some of the world’s most deplorable — and the other folks who happen to get sucked into their manic orbits.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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As Berenger’s prissy friend Gene, the character who transforms the most during the course of the play, Phillip Taratula changes in both body and soul.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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Only on Industry can listening to one’s conscience come off as prissy and weak.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Campy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campy. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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