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Corny vs Campy - What's the difference?

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Campy is a synonym of corny.



As adjectives the difference between corny and campy

is that corny is insipid or trite while campy is characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.

corny

English

Etymology 1

; in the "hackneyed" sense, from "corn catalogue jokes", reputedly low-quality jokes that were formerly printed in mail-order seed catalogues.

Adjective

(er)
  • Insipid or trite.
    • The duct tape and wire were a pretty corny solution.
  • Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
    • The movie was okay, but the love scene was really corny .
    He sent a bouquet of twelve red roses and a card: "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you." How corny is that!
  • (obsolete) Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.
  • * Prior
    • The corny ear.
  • Containing corn; tasting well of malt.
  • * Chaucer
    • A draught of moist and corny ale.
  • (obsolete, UK, slang) tipsy; drunk
    • (Forby)
    Synonyms
    * (hackneyed or excessively sentimental) kitsch, kitschy, cheesy

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.
  • * Milton
    • Up stood the corny reed.

    Anagrams

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    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