Camp

  1. Proper noun.  (given name, male) .
  2. (initialism) .  cyclic AMP.
  3. Noun.  An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
  4. Noun.  An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
  5. Noun.  A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
  6. Noun.  A group of people with the same ideals or political leanings, strongly supported.
  7. Noun.  An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style.
  8. Noun.  (uncommon) campus.
  9. Noun.  (informal) A summer camp.
  10. Adjective.  Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.
  11. Adjective.  (context, of a man) Ostentatiously effeminate.
  12. Adjective.  Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.
  13. Verb.  To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
  14. Verb.  To set up a camp.
  15. Verb.  (video games) To stay in an advantageous location in a video game, such as next to a power-up's spawning point or in order to guard an area.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.