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camp it up

verb

To act a part in an exaggerated or affected manner.

“Don't camp it up. Just walk normally.”

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chew the scenery ham it up overdo camp

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Meanings

verbcamp it up (third-person singular simple present camps it up, present participle camping it up, simple past and past participle camped it up)

present singular third person camps it up · participle present camping it up · participle past camped it up · past camped it up

informalactingTo act a part in an exaggerated or affected manner.
Near-synonyms: chew the scenery, ham it up, overdo
1 more example
Don't camp it up. Just follow the stage directions.
Synonyms: chew the scenery, ham it up, overdo
informalTo behave in a camp (campy) or effeminate way.
Don't camp it up. Just walk normally.
Synonyms: camp

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo act a part in an exaggerated or affected manner.

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chew the scenery ham it up overdo

verbTo behave in a camp (campy) or effeminate way.

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Also see

camp chew the scenery ham ham it up

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camp it up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camp%20it%20up

MLA

“camp it up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camp%20it%20up. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camp it up,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camp%20it%20up.

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