Question of the Day #769

Morbius Looks Campy, But That Might Be Its Greatest Strength

From the headline of this article at Game Rant.

上記の文で、campyの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "campy" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〈俗〉〔振る舞いが〕わざとらしい
2. 〈俗〉〔古くさいけれども〕面白い
3. 〈米俗〉同性愛の、いかにもホモ〔差別語〕らしい

注：英辞郎のこの３番の訳は、古い定義で現在このように使用されません。

Answer

According to The Cambridge Dictionary:

used to describe an activity, or someone's behaviour or appearance, that is funny because it is obviously intended to be strange or shocking

Examples

• The result is a mixed bag of campy humour and special effects.
• Witnessing their synchronized routine, he almost expects them to break into some campy chorus line from one of the seedier nightclubs. — Margaret Atwood
• He could modify his outbursts into what were sometimes hilariously campy performances. — Robert Gray
• Not technically a straight horror film as the title might suggest, it also falls in the realm of campy and psychedelia.
• Additionally, the stories generally leaned toward parody, campy humor and cartoonish villains instead of the more realistic action-suspense format of its progenitor.

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