"kamp" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kæmp/, [kʰɛəmp] (note: General American, Canada, /æ/ raising) Audio: en-us-camp.ogg
Rhymes: -æmp Etymology: Spelling variant of camp (“homosexual”). Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} kamp (not comparable)
  1. (Australia, of males) homosexual Tags: Australia, not-comparable Categories (topical): LGBTQ
    Sense id: en-kamp-en-adj-MEv0i4J0 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 48 52 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. (New Zealand, historical) lesbian (in Maori communities) Tags: New-Zealand, historical, not-comparable Categories (topical): LGBTQ
    Sense id: en-kamp-en-adj-Wwv0jvnc Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 48 52 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
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        "(Australia, of males) homosexual"
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        "of males"
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          "ref": "1990, Julia Penelope, Sarah Valentine, Finding the Lesbians: Personal Accounts from Around the World, page 74:",
          "text": "Finally we found the Western Park, a scungy unpopular pub then, which agreed to allow kamp girls to drink there.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1992, Stephan Likosky, Coming Out, page 264:",
          "text": "It was 1961 and the kamp girls' scene had grown larger. Many Maori had begun moving to the cities, and among them were not only many more Maori drag queens but also Maori kamp girls.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "lesbian (in Maori communities)"
      ],
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        ],
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          "Maori",
          "Maori"
        ]
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        "(New Zealand, historical) lesbian (in Maori communities)"
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/kæmp/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kʰɛəmp]",
      "note": "General American, Canada, /æ/ raising"
    },
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      "note": "General American, Canada, /æ/ raising",
      "other": "[kʰeəmp]"
    },
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    },
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        "New Zealand English",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "1990, Julia Penelope, Sarah Valentine, Finding the Lesbians: Personal Accounts from Around the World, page 74:",
          "text": "Finally we found the Western Park, a scungy unpopular pub then, which agreed to allow kamp girls to drink there.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1992, Stephan Likosky, Coming Out, page 264:",
          "text": "It was 1961 and the kamp girls' scene had grown larger. Many Maori had begun moving to the cities, and among them were not only many more Maori drag queens but also Maori kamp girls.",
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kæmp/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰɛəmp]",
      "note": "General American, Canada, /æ/ raising"
    },
    {
      "note": "General American, Canada, /æ/ raising",
      "other": "[kʰeəmp]"
    },
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "kamp"
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