Camp vs. Kitsch
Difference Between Camp and Kitsch
Campnoun
An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
Kitschnoun
Art, decorative objects and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.
Campnoun
An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
Kitschadjective
Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
Campnoun
A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
Kitschnoun
art in pretentious bad taste
Campnoun
A single hut or shelter.
a hunter's campKitschadjective
of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
Campnoun
The company or body of persons encamped.
Campnoun
A group of people with the same strong ideals or political leanings.
Campnoun
(uncommon) Campus
Campnoun
(informal) A summer camp.
Campnoun
(agriculture) A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; called also burrow and pie.
Campnoun
(obsolete) Conflict; battle.
Campnoun
An ancient game of football, played in some parts of England.
Campnoun
An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style.
Campverb
To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
We're planning to camp in the field until Sunday.Campverb
To set up a camp.
Campverb
(transitive) To afford rest or lodging for.
Campverb
(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.
The easiest way to win on this map is to camp the double damage.Go and camp the flag for the win.Campverb
To fight; contend in battle or in any kind of contest; to strive with others in doing anything; compete.
Campverb
To wrangle; argue.
Campadjective
Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.
Campadjective
Ostentatiously effeminate.
Campadjective
Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.
Campnoun
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers;
wherever he went in the camp the men were grumblingCampnoun
a group of people living together in a camp;
the whole camp laughed at his mistakeCampnoun
temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers;
level ground is best for parking and camp areasCampnoun
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Campnoun
a prison for forced laborers;
China has many work camps for political prisonersCampnoun
something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality;
the livingroom was pure campCampnoun
shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
Campnoun
a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months;
city kids get to see the country at a summer campCampverb
live in or as if in a tent;
Can we go camping again this summer?The circus tented near the townThe houseguests had to camp in the living roomCampverb
establish or set up a camp
Campverb
give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
Campadjective
providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities;
they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effectcampy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's
