campness

(ˈkæmpnəs) or

campiness

the quality of being camp

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McElderry brings plenty of campness to his master of ceremonies role, sashaying around in his lurid pink suit, a wink here, a witty aside there, all served up with a menu of cocktails with increasingly risque names.

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This is great fun, retaining the same sense of perspective anarchy that made The Lego Movie so perfect, and remembers to poke fun at the inherent campness and madness of superheroes in costume.

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But Katya said there is one side to Ed that is out of her control, his campness.

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There is a sense of campness but this is underdeveloped and bludgeoned into submission by cheap shocks.

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Unfortunately, the glossy reimagining of the central doctrine in Christianity is plodding and occasionally veers into the realms of campness, courtesy of unintentionally hilarious dialogue.

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The pirates are fun, encapsulating a perfect balance of evil and campness. The costumes are fabulously loud and colourful while evoking fear, without the predicable harshness of today's usual baddies.

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Man Of Steel is cast in the mould of Batman Begins, removing any traces of campness or charm that distinguished the 1970s and 1980s big screen incarnations.

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Loads of contestants have been invited, like Rylan Clark and the Showbears for added campness.