camp

effeminate way of being gay. one can be camp without being gay. floppy wrists. think elton john and jack from will & grace.
‘he’s camper than a row of tents’
‘cher is a camp icon’
i felt obligated to post this definition of ‘camp’ since i believe it to be the most accurate. this is borrowed from dictionary.com:

1. something that provides sophisticated, knowing amus-m-nt, as by virtue of its being artlessly mannered or stylized, self-consciously artificial and extravagant, or teasingly ingenuous and sentimental.

2. a person who adopts a teasing, theatrical manner, esp. for the amus-m-nt of others.

3. an affectation or appreciation of manners and tastes commonly thought to be artificial, vulgar, or b-n-l.
4. b-n-lity, vulgarity, or artificiality when deliberately affected or when appreciated for its humor: “camp is popularity plus vulgarity plus innocence”
adj. having deliberately artificial, vulgar, b-n-l, or affectedly humorous qualities or style: played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect.

so you can see, camp, as it was originally known as and still, in my opinion, most accurately, has nothing to do with being gay.

campy movies: attack of the 50-foot woman, plan 9 from outer sp-ce, the tingler, barbarella
1.) in multiplayer games, the act of remaining in one spot (usually secluded) with a sniper rifle or other area waiting for enemy players to emerge as easy targets. generally looked upon as a “cheap” method of gaining kills.
uber1337: i’m going to camp their sp-wns.

manawski: not if i team-kill you first.
something considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality. according to susan sontag, “the essence of camp is its love of the unnatural: of artifice and exaggeration. and camp is esoteric — something of a private code, a badge of ident-ty even, among small urban cliques.” (notes on camp)
campy movies: attack of the 50-foot woman, plan 9 from outer sp-ce, the tingler, barbarella

other examples: baltimore, the national enquirer, fake fur, herb alpert and the tijuana br-ss, tiki, and polyester plaids

“i love disco precisely why everyone else seems to dislike it: disco is just so darn campy.”
as defined by john schmor, phd: camp is failed seriousness. to the extremes on both sides usually defines certain aspects of camp. it is not only in relation to gay sensibilities, but it plays a heavy part in what camp is recognized as. mind you, not only gays can create camp nor are they the only ones who recognize it, it is merely an easy way for gay sensibilites to be defined because we must hide ourselves from society to the length that we can only bring out those innermost feelings in a “campy” scenario.
camp is cross dressing in a freudian slip. camp is laughing at the importance of being earnest and not knowing why. camp is laughing at the importance of being earnest and knowing why.
in multiplayer games the act of sitting in a strategic position and waiting for an opponent to appear at horizon. this is considered a lame behaviour as in the “well known” lamerick below.
sir camp-a-lot, sitting on top,
waits for a prey (possibly a bot),
thinks of his skill
until gets killed
falling from top, sir camp-a-lot!
the art of acting gay, without having a s-xual preference for the same gender.
“ac jones is very camp”