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camp it up camp it up1. To act in a campy (exaggerated, racy, or tacky) manner, often in a theatrical setting. I know your character is supposed to add comic relief, but you don't have to camp it up that much.2. To act in an overly effeminate manner, as of a gay man. I highly doubt that every man who camps it up is gay.See also: camp, upcamp it up[for performers] to overact or behave in an affected manner. The cast began to camp it up in the second act, and the critics walked out. (Fixed order.) There is no need to camp it up. Play it the way it was written.See also: camp, upcamp it upMake an extravagant, affected, or vulgar display, as in Amateur actors often camp it up, trying to be more dramatic. Originating in the 1950s as slang for flamboyant behavior stereotypically associated with gay men, this term began to be used more loosely by about 1970. Also see ham it up. See also: camp, upcamp it up1. tv. to overact. Can you make it a little more lively without camping it up? 2. tv. to overdo effeminacy; [for a homosexual male] to act too effeminate in public. John just loves to burst into the most sedate hotel in town and camp it up in the lobby. See also: camp, up |