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Recent Examples of campy
Some other cities across the nation have embraced the campy vibe of a fake tree that extends well above the tree canopy, while others have designed the poles as sort of an artistic monument.
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Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
Reduced to mere glimpses for the promo, her role is still the gravitational force driving the project — suggesting Hathaway’s performance will be key to bridging the gap between campy erotic thriller and prestige horror.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
The half-dozen screens punctuating the show with this gesture offer potent and campy but all-too-serious reminders that anger and nostalgia for a world of white supremacy are not dead.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
The director notes that Houghton loves Jennifer’s Body (Body screenwriter Diablo Cody later boarded as producer their new movie), and both yearned to create something campy.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
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Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
Reduced to mere glimpses for the promo, her role is still the gravitational force driving the project — suggesting Hathaway’s performance will be key to bridging the gap between campy erotic thriller and prestige horror.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
The half-dozen screens punctuating the show with this gesture offer potent and campy but all-too-serious reminders that anger and nostalgia for a world of white supremacy are not dead.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
The director notes that Houghton loves Jennifer’s Body (Body screenwriter Diablo Cody later boarded as producer their new movie), and both yearned to create something campy.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campy
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The first phase of Olympic ice dance was once an aristocratic affair — ruffles and frills flying as athletes performed romantic tangos, foppish quick steps and Viennese waltzes with straight backs and exaggerated posture.—
Robert Samuels,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Speaking of styling tricks to steal, the foppish ties that almost looked like silk scarves or ribbons at the Yohji Yamamoto show would be a good alternative for women who want some kind of necktie but think a traditional men’s tie reads too costumey.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Moss-Bachrach runs through a lot of emotions countering Bernthal here, cycling Richie through jokey acceptance of Mikey’s razzing, some light teasing of his own, and glimpses of uncertainty.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 May 2026
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Matt Damon, who has made six films with Clooney appeared in a jokey video message to kick off the night, explaining that a prior pickleball obligation prevented him from attending in person.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Enjoy romance, fun outings and playful times with kids.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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Lagasse wants Emeril’s to make the case that New Orleans cuisine can be playful, regional, historically grounded and technically elite all at once.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Time hasn’t diminished her flinty chemistry with Meryl Streep or Emily Blunt, thank God, though her moments with Stanley Tucci drift into needlessly sappy terrain.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Not too serious or sappy, but with room for both earnestness and whimsy.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Be sure to drop into the sultry Pine Bar—all low lighting and dark corners—which specializes in wonderfully creative cocktails, delivered in whimsical locked boxes by suave waiters in red-velvet smoking jackets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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The clip offered a glimpse of Venezuela's 50-foot dress train and whimsical bridal footwear — white Crocs.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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For the magazine’s seventy-fifth anniversary, in 2000, the dog-loving portraitist William Wegman dressed up one of his Weimaraners as Eustace Tilley, our dandyish mascot, originally drawn by Rea Irvin.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Zabaglio’s brother, Jamie, visited from Washington and performed a witty free-form comedy act only a few slots after his sibling.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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There are moments of great, witty tenderness here.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 May 2026
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As Berenger’s prissy friend Gene, the character who transforms the most during the course of the play, Phillip Taratula changes in both body and soul.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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Only on Industry can listening to one’s conscience come off as prissy and weak.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Campy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campy. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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