campishadj.¹

/ˈkampɪʃ/

Etymology: < camp n.² + -ish suffix¹.

Savouring of the camp, in manners, etc.In quot. 1864 with allusion to the swagger and bravado typically associated with the soldier.

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1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xiv. 67 Not for the soldiars saying..bycause his authoritie is to campishe.

1864 B. Cracroft in National Rev. Nov. 208 He [sc. Comte de Bussy]..was a mortal ‘of the careless kind’, not over particular, and easily pleased, loving a little everywhere, and easily seduced, of military tastes, not a little campish in his licence, with plenty of outward polish, boasting there was nothing in the world he couldn't ‘wrap up’ decently, nor was there anything he did not try to wrap up, decently or indecently.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

campishadj.²

Brit.

/ˈkampɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈkæmpɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: camp adj., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < camp adj. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier campy adj.Significantly earlier currency (in colloquial use) is perhaps shown by the following example, although the precise meaning is unclear, perhaps ‘ostentatious, affected, outrageous, provocative’ (compare also the allusive use of campish adj.¹ shown by e.g. quot. 1864 at that entry, which may perhaps also have exerted some influence). The context of the example is particularly suggestive: it is taken from a letter produced at the celebrated trial in London in 1871 of Frederick William Park (1846–81; known as ‘Fanny’) and Thomas Ernest Boulton (1847–1904; known as ‘Stella’) for conspiring to commit felonious crimes and of outraging decency by going about dressed as women:1868 F. W. Park Let. 21 Nov. in Morning Post (1869) 30 May 3/5 I should like to live to a green old age. Green, did I say? Oh! the amount of paint that will be required to hide that very unbecoming tint. My ‘campish undertakings’ are not at present meeting with the success that they deserve; whatever I do seems to get me into hot water somewhere; but, n'importe, what's the odds as long as you're 'rappy?Compare the development of gay adj. 4, and see further discussion at camp adj. and n.⁵

Somewhat camp; (of a man or his behaviour, speech, etc.) rather flamboyant, affected, or effeminate; (of a work of art, entertainment, etc.) characterized by elements of camp style.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > theatrical or exaggerated (of person) > camp

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1965 Daily Tel. 20 Apr. 16/6 There are several other farcically worthy performances to keep the stage alive, notably Barry J. Gordon's campish Oswald.

1991 Sunday (Calcutta) 14 Dec. 48/2 Despite his swarthy appearance, his mincing manner and campish English accent allowed him to pass for British.

2016 USA Today (Nexis) 15 Mar. 6 d Last year, How to Get Away With Murder was must-see TV for me. It is now turning into a campish melodrama where there is no moral ground.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	campish
释义	campishadj.¹ /ˈkampɪʃ/ Etymology: < camp n.² + -ish suffix¹. Savouring of the camp, in manners, etc.In quot. 1864 with allusion to the swagger and bravado typically associated with the soldier. ΚΠ 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xiv. 67 Not for the soldiars saying..bycause his authoritie is to campishe. 1864 B. Cracroft in National Rev. Nov. 208 He [sc. Comte de Bussy]..was a mortal ‘of the careless kind’, not over particular, and easily pleased, loving a little everywhere, and easily seduced, of military tastes, not a little campish in his licence, with plenty of outward polish, boasting there was nothing in the world he couldn't ‘wrap up’ decently, nor was there anything he did not try to wrap up, decently or indecently. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2019). campishadj.² Brit. /ˈkampɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈkæmpɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: camp adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < camp adj. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier campy adj.Significantly earlier currency (in colloquial use) is perhaps shown by the following example, although the precise meaning is unclear, perhaps ‘ostentatious, affected, outrageous, provocative’ (compare also the allusive use of campish adj.¹ shown by e.g. quot. 1864 at that entry, which may perhaps also have exerted some influence). The context of the example is particularly suggestive: it is taken from a letter produced at the celebrated trial in London in 1871 of Frederick William Park (1846–81; known as ‘Fanny’) and Thomas Ernest Boulton (1847–1904; known as ‘Stella’) for conspiring to commit felonious crimes and of outraging decency by going about dressed as women:1868 F. W. Park Let. 21 Nov. in Morning Post (1869) 30 May 3/5 I should like to live to a green old age. Green, did I say? Oh! the amount of paint that will be required to hide that very unbecoming tint. My ‘campish undertakings’ are not at present meeting with the success that they deserve; whatever I do seems to get me into hot water somewhere; but, n'importe, what's the odds as long as you're 'rappy?Compare the development of gay adj. 4, and see further discussion at camp adj. and n.⁵ Somewhat camp; (of a man or his behaviour, speech, etc.) rather flamboyant, affected, or effeminate; (of a work of art, entertainment, etc.) characterized by elements of camp style. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > theatrical or exaggerated (of person) > camp camp1909 campy1932 campish1965 1965 Daily Tel. 20 Apr. 16/6 There are several other farcically worthy performances to keep the stage alive, notably Barry J. Gordon's campish Oswald. 1991 Sunday (Calcutta) 14 Dec. 48/2 Despite his swarthy appearance, his mincing manner and campish English accent allowed him to pass for British. 2016 USA Today (Nexis) 15 Mar. 6 d Last year, How to Get Away With Murder was must-see TV for me. It is now turning into a campish melodrama where there is no moral ground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹1581adj.²1965
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