kamp

K5A1M3P3
/kæmp/[kʰɛəmp]

adjective

homosexual

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Meanings

adjectivekamp (not comparable)
  1. Australianot comparablehomosexual
  2. New Zealandhistoricalnot comparablelesbian (in Maori communities)

    Finally we found the Western Park, a scungy unpopular pub then, which agreed to allow kamp girls to drink there.

    1990, Julia Penelope, Sarah Valentine, Finding the Lesbians: Personal Accounts from Around the World, page 74
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    It was 1961 and the kamp girls' scene had grown larger. Many Maori had begun moving to the cities, and among them were not only many more Maori drag queens but also Maori kamp girls.

    1992, Stephan Likosky, Coming Out, page 264

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
daughter of sappholesbiansapphist

Origin

Spelling variant of camp (“homosexual”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kamp

camplampampstampclampchampdampscampvamprevampcramptampdecamppampencampgampreeducation camp
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Cite this entry
APA

kamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamp

MLA

“kamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamp. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kamp,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamp.

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