campyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkampi/, U.S.

/ˈkæmpi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: camp adj., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < camp adj. + -y suffix¹.Probably not directly related to Scots †campy bold, brave, quick-tempered, energetic, high-spirited, elated (see discussion at camp adj. and n.⁵).

In early use slang (originally among gay men).

That is camp in quality or style; campish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > female > effeminacy > [adjective]

womanly?c1225

ferbleta1300

effeminatea1393

nicea1393

softc1450

manlessa1529

unmanly1534

cockney1573

effeminated1580

unmanlikea1586

milky1602

enervate1603

womanizing1615

emasculate1622

womanized1624

softly1643

womanlish1647

unmasculine1649

emollid1656

ladylike1656

enervated1660

emasculated1701

petticoated1708

tea-faced1728

effeminized1789

invirile1870

epicene1881

sissyish1889

sissified1898

devirilized1901

cockless1902

camp1909

pansy1929

campy1932

queenly1933

poncy1937

pansyish1941

swishy1941

moffie1954

poofy1956

femme1963

poofed-up1964

minty1965

ponced-up1970

lavender1979

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > theatrical or exaggerated (of person) > camp

camp1909

campy1932

campish1965

1932 ‘R. Scully’ Scarlet Pansy xxiii. 178 ‘You tell 'em, dearie,’ commanded Old Aunty Beach-Bütsch in her affected high-pitched campy voice.

1966 N.Y. Times 15 Jan. 54/7 [A.B.C.] discovered yesterday that its campy new series, ‘Batman’, had scored so impressively in the early ratings that it was certain to be classified with the élite of intentional camp.

1977 G. Himmelfarb in Q. Anderson et al. Art, Polit. & Will 46 Even the romantic interludes were redeemed by a latent irony that made for a slightly off beat, campy effect.

1993 Gay Times Mar. 31/4 Tatchell gives me a wide Antipodean grin and his hands flutter in the air the way he likes when putting on his campy voice (which is uncannily Edna-ish).

2013 Guardian 4 May (Guide Suppl.) Central Listings 1/2 Almodóvar's airline disaster farce is his campiest, most subversive movie since..well, possibly ever.

Derivatives

ˈcampily adv. in a camp or campy way or manner; cf. camply adv.

ΚΠ

1966 Chicago Daily Defender 9 Feb. 13/2 (heading) High, low camp explained ‘campily’.

1988 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Mar. 329/1 Post-modernism..has no such visionary aim: its art is campily eclectic.

2012 C. Grimshaw Soon (2013) 260 There was..an outbreak of bickering, with Trent flouncing campily out of the room and Troy banging the door.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	campy
释义	campyadj. Brit. /ˈkampi/, U.S. /ˈkæmpi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: camp adj., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < camp adj. + -y suffix¹.Probably not directly related to Scots †campy bold, brave, quick-tempered, energetic, high-spirited, elated (see discussion at camp adj. and n.⁵). In early use slang (originally among gay men). That is camp in quality or style; campish. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > female > effeminacy > [adjective] womanly?c1225 ferbleta1300 effeminatea1393 nicea1393 softc1450 manlessa1529 unmanly1534 cockney1573 effeminated1580 unmanlikea1586 milky1602 enervate1603 womanizing1615 emasculate1622 womanized1624 softly1643 womanlish1647 unmasculine1649 emollid1656 ladylike1656 enervated1660 emasculated1701 petticoated1708 tea-faced1728 effeminized1789 invirile1870 epicene1881 sissyish1889 sissified1898 devirilized1901 cockless1902 camp1909 pansy1929 campy1932 queenly1933 poncy1937 pansyish1941 swishy1941 moffie1954 poofy1956 femme1963 poofed-up1964 minty1965 ponced-up1970 lavender1979 the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > theatrical or exaggerated (of person) > camp camp1909 campy1932 campish1965 1932 ‘R. Scully’ Scarlet Pansy xxiii. 178 ‘You tell 'em, dearie,’ commanded Old Aunty Beach-Bütsch in her affected high-pitched campy voice. 1966 N.Y. Times 15 Jan. 54/7 [A.B.C.] discovered yesterday that its campy new series, ‘Batman’, had scored so impressively in the early ratings that it was certain to be classified with the élite of intentional camp. 1977 G. Himmelfarb in Q. Anderson et al. Art, Polit. & Will 46 Even the romantic interludes were redeemed by a latent irony that made for a slightly off beat, campy effect. 1993 Gay Times Mar. 31/4 Tatchell gives me a wide Antipodean grin and his hands flutter in the air the way he likes when putting on his campy voice (which is uncannily Edna-ish). 2013 Guardian 4 May (Guide Suppl.) Central Listings 1/2 Almodóvar's airline disaster farce is his campiest, most subversive movie since..well, possibly ever. Derivatives ˈcampily adv. in a camp or campy way or manner; cf. camply adv. ΚΠ 1966 Chicago Daily Defender 9 Feb. 13/2 (heading) High, low camp explained ‘campily’. 1988 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Mar. 329/1 Post-modernism..has no such visionary aim: its art is campily eclectic. 2012 C. Grimshaw Soon (2013) 260 There was..an outbreak of bickering, with Trent flouncing campily out of the room and Troy banging the door. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1932
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