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Kitschy vs Campy - What's the difference?

kitschy | campy |

As adjectives the difference between kitschy and campy

is that kitschy is having the nature of kitsch while campy is characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.

kitschy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having the nature of kitsch.
  • * 2004': This is what his admirers go for: the gravelly grain of his film stock, the crowded monochrome of his compositions (the new film is mostly in black-and-white, with '''kitschy spasms of color), and the way in which light bounces and breathes from the faces of his players. — ''The New Yorker , 10 May 2004

    • Synonyms

    * corny

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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