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Recent Examples of campy
For the beloved, campy series' fifth season, Lily Collins' titular character is traveling to Italy.
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Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
This campy sequel to The Addams Family features an all-star cast that includes Anjelica Huston, Joan Cusack, and Christopher Lloyd bringing a satirical twist to the traditional Thanksgiving narrative.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 27 Nov. 2025
The campy action comedy follows two train stewardesses who upgrade their shifts from the Stank Rail to the luxurious Glamazonian Express.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
Bullies take many shapes and forms, pushy clients, domineering partners and uncooperative internals, filling out a murderer’s row of enough antagonists to populate Death Wish and its four increasingly campy sequels.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
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Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
This campy sequel to The Addams Family features an all-star cast that includes Anjelica Huston, Joan Cusack, and Christopher Lloyd bringing a satirical twist to the traditional Thanksgiving narrative.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 27 Nov. 2025
The campy action comedy follows two train stewardesses who upgrade their shifts from the Stank Rail to the luxurious Glamazonian Express.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
Bullies take many shapes and forms, pushy clients, domineering partners and uncooperative internals, filling out a murderer’s row of enough antagonists to populate Death Wish and its four increasingly campy sequels.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campy
Adjective
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The owner, clad in a foppish costume, is throwing a fancy party filled with people who don’t feel obliged to follow the evacuation orders of some paramilitary stooge.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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Her husband, the filmmaker, wears a foppish silk scarf.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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The two have engaged in secret phone calls, developed jokey nicknames, snuck off to smoke joints, and even had some pretty vulnerable conversations.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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But there’s nothing jokey or tacky about their presence, and the actors’ performances do nothing so much as bring the love.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Hudson’s performance kicks into a surprising dramatic gear, the actress’s playful Milwaukee accent settling into a relatively somber key, grappling with dreams dashed.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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From minimalist finishes to playful graphics and elevated textures, these manicures set the tone for the year ahead, proving that short nails aren’t a fallback—they’re the focus.—
Kat Suico,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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This was so much sappier than anticipated.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Alphabet joined Fidelity Investments in a $1 billion funding round in 2015 in exchange for what was then a 10% stake in SpaceX. Christmas kitsch boom Connecticut is cashing in on its role in sappy Christmas movies.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
15 Dec. 2025
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Seeing our different holiday aesthetics side-by-side — her whimsical sparkle and my cozy tradition — was so much fun.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Intentional or not, Sano Masaya’s voice performance in the lead role is sometimes a bit too breathless and whimsical for the material at hand.—
Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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
Adjective
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The explosive trailer showcases the series’ signature elements including witty dialogues, high-octane action, thrilling chases and the blurred lines between Srikant’s personal and professional life.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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While this gentler effort is unlikely to be similarly impactful, its witty humor and genuine emotionalism recall the best of Pixar, where its director worked as a story artist on such films as Wall-E and Incredibles 2.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Despite its heavy premise, the movie also has absurdities, among them Conan O’Brien as a judgmental, prissy therapist.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2025
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Albee's 1962 play won a Tony Award, and would have also won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, if the prissy trustees of Columbia University hadn't overruled the jury.—
Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2023
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“Campy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campy. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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