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Dampy vs Campy - What's the difference?

dampy | campy |

As adjectives the difference between dampy and campy

is that dampy is somewhat damp while campy is characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.

dampy

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (obsolete) Somewhat damp
  • (obsolete) Dejected; gloomy; sorrowful
  • * (Drayton)
    • Dispel dampy thoughts.

    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