high camp
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And while I’d never turn up my nose at high camp, especially in a film that needs it as badly as “Christy,” Wever’s performance slowly turns into something else entirely.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
But then doesn’t the high camp of “The Gilded Age” mark it squarely as a comedy?
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024
Hell’s Kitchen is high camp made easier to swallow thanks to food that’s better than it needs to be.
From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2023
An incredible performer whose work uses high camp.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022
During their return down the Northeast Ridge to their high camp, the Japanese again came across Smanla and Morup above the Second Step.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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