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Recent Examples of campy
Kitsch is now widely accepted as being playful, campy, nostalgic, theatrical, and full of personality.
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Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
The rush of first love, the mystery of the Cullens, the campy glittering skin – for many readers, Stephenie Meyer’s series was the first that got them into reading.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
The event will include campy holiday classic songs, costumes, humor and decor.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
For the beloved, campy series' fifth season, Lily Collins' titular character is traveling to Italy.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
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Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
The rush of first love, the mystery of the Cullens, the campy glittering skin – for many readers, Stephenie Meyer’s series was the first that got them into reading.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
The event will include campy holiday classic songs, costumes, humor and decor.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
For the beloved, campy series' fifth season, Lily Collins' titular character is traveling to Italy.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
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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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There are also chatty, jokey messages pointing to a much closer relationship with Epstein than Mandelson had disclosed.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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There are also scores of chatty, jokey messages pointing to a much closer relationship than Mandelson had previously disclosed.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Think pét-nat’s playful fizz, fancy kombucha in a wine bottle, zero-proof sparklers, including Elton John’s new bubbly.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bags This playful, socially minded brand from Spain was created four years ago by Paloma Hernández Tamame, and creates colorful, customizable handbags with decor using children’s construction blocks.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 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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Queen Maxima often favors colorful displays and whimsical variations on daytime dress, from vibrant blue pantsuits by Max Mara to textural midi dresses with statement headpieces and more by Natan.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Save some room for the brown butter almond cake at the end, which sounds deceptively simple but is the very definition of delicious with whimsical plating and delicious—and complex—flavors.—
Asonta Benetti,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 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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Despite its heavy premise, Dying for Sex is a lithe and witty marvel that celebrates life and lust in equal measure.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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On this set, the Argentine pair is daring, humorous, and witty on each track, and delivers a genre-defying blend of funk, jazz, pop, soul, and hip-hop.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 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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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 9 Feb. 2026.
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