high camp — see under ↑camp2 • • • Main Entry: ↑high … Useful english dictionary
high camp — {n.}, {slang}, {show business} 1. Kitsch, or pretentious material in bad taste that is still liked by higher class audiences. * / The Potsdam Quartet is a play full of high camp./ 2. An exaggerated movie or theater scene that loses believability … Dictionary of American idioms
high\ camp — noun slang show business 1. Kitsch, or pretentious material in bad taste that is still liked by higher class audiences. The Potsdam Quartet is a play full of high camp. 2. An exaggerated movie or theater scene that loses believability. Scarecrow… … Словарь американских идиом
High camp — Camp ist eine stilistisch überpointierte Art der Wahrnehmung von kulturellen Produkten aller Art (Film, Musik, Literatur, Bildende Kunst, Mode, Schminke etc.), die am Künstlichen und der Übertreibung orientiert ist; oft gehören die als „campy“… … Deutsch Wikipedia
high-camp — /haɪ ˈkæmp / (say huy kamp) adjective exaggeratedly camp in style, behaviour, etc. {high + camp2} …
high camp — Synonyms and related words: Babbittry, Thalia, arlequinade, bad taste, black comedy, bourgeois taste, broad comedy, burlesque, burletta, camp, campiness, comedie bouffe, comedie larmoyante, comedie rosse, comedietta, comedy, comedy ballet, comedy … Moby Thesaurus
High camp — extremely camp; over the top; outrageous … Dictionary of Australian slang
high camp — Australian Slang extremely camp; over the top; outrageous … English dialects glossary
high camp — n. Display (usu. artistic) of highly exaggerated nature. See camp … A concise dictionary of English slang
high — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of a specified height (one inch high; water was waist high). 2 a far above ground or sea level etc. (a high altitude). b inland, esp. when raised… … Useful english dictionary
