high camp
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Much darker and more twisty than the weepy trauma dumps “It Ends With Us” or “Reminders of Him,” “Verity” is high camp with a wink, a hair toss and just enough bite to draw blood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
"Praying for another pristine round of high camp melodrama trash from Fennell," wrote film critic Scott Clark.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 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
Leaving their high camp at 27,230 feet as a party of six, the Ladakhis did not get away from their tents until 5:45 a.m.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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