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Recent Examples of campy
Much like the doll's polished surface, the film's premise promises silly, campy fun with Stereotypical Barbie (Margot Robbie) becoming sentient and trying to revert to blissful ignorance in her Dreamhouse.
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Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
First with a campy animation going back in time and then a somehow even campier song-and-dance routine going forward, Impacciatore and the talented dancers brought the eras to life with kicky dance routines and hilariously exaggerated period costumes (the 1980s polyester ski suits were on point).
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Cumming holds up his iPhone to the camera, proudly boasting about still-unseen looks in all their campy and ridiculous glory.
—Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
For some viewers, the conclusion is campy and far-fetched, a twist for the sake of being a twist.
—Yohana Desta, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
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Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
First with a campy animation going back in time and then a somehow even campier song-and-dance routine going forward, Impacciatore and the talented dancers brought the eras to life with kicky dance routines and hilariously exaggerated period costumes (the 1980s polyester ski suits were on point).
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Cumming holds up his iPhone to the camera, proudly boasting about still-unseen looks in all their campy and ridiculous glory.
—Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
For some viewers, the conclusion is campy and far-fetched, a twist for the sake of being a twist.
—Yohana Desta, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campy
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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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There was a time when Whitmer, like foppish California Gov. Gavin Newson, could not put two sentences together without attacking Trump.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
26 Jan. 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 files include jokey exchanges and emails planning visits to Epstein properties, teeth-whitening appointments and shopping trips.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Sawgrass Mills is playful and even a little zany, so that amid all those bargain outlet stores, there’s a sense of adventure.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Parker and his team wanted a sense of heart conveyed through the playful, tuneful, unpolished score.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2026
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The duet is unabashedly sappy, its lyrics full of period-perfect, flowery Medieval revivalism tropes.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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That’s sappy but sweet stuff, arriving at a time when so much of the human project seems bent toward cruelty and annihilation.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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Now Venerdì Pomeriggio promises to keep faith with Ponti’s signature girly and whimsical aesthetic but within a different business framework, hinged on smaller production, a sustainable focus and lower price points compared to her previous line.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The whimsical top being one such example.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
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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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The bright Moon is in your witty sign, gifting you with unusual emotional insight.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
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This unmissable event will be an opportunity to celebrate a rich artistic year and laugh at the witty remarks of Benjamin Lavernhe, master of ceremonies for this edition.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
23 Feb. 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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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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“Campy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campy. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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