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Vampy vs Campy - What's the difference?

vampy | campy |

As adjectives the difference between vampy and campy

is that vampy is resembling or characteristic of a vamp; tending toward indecency while campy is characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.

vampy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a vamp; tending toward indecency
  • *{{quote-news, year=1988, date=November 18, author=Dorothy Samachson, title=Moscow Classical Ballet, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=She was a wonderfully campy, vampy siren, and her double fouettes in the coda were breathtaking. }}

    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