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Yampy vs Campy - What's the difference?

yampy | campy |

As a noun yampy

is a vegetable, the Indian white yam.

As an adjective campy is

characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.

yampy

English

Noun

(yampies)
  • A vegetable, the Indian white yam.
  • * 1970 , Jamaica Journal (volumes 4-5, page iii)
    • He made sure to mention that when Miss Essie had dug up the yampies she kept only one for herself, and took all the others to the village shop to give to the villagers.

    campy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.
    • Stu liked to watch campy B-movie horror flicks from the 1950s, not because they scared him, but because he found them funny.

    Synonyms

    *(characterized by camp or kitsch ): camp, corny, hammy, silly, tawdry, vulgar