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05 Feb 2025 • 7 min read
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24 August 2026 Camp has a general meaning of temporary dwelling place, originally used in military contexts. But it also has a slang sense, originating in gay slang, of flamboyance or exaggeration, or as an adjective meaning affected or effeminate. The word was borrowed into Old English from the Latin
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