Words at Play : Top 10 Favorite Definitions
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For this list, the editors who write the Merriam-Webster dictionary selected some of their favorite definitions, and explained why they chose them.
The Definition:
camp (in the sense of "campy") : something so outrageously artificial, affected, inappropriate, or out-of-date as to be considered amusing
Editor's Note:
"'Camp' is an elusive concept – you could write a whole essay trying to explain what it means, as Susan Sontag did in 1964. But this definition manages to pin down its meaning in just 13 words."
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