camp it up

[for performers] to overact or behave in an affected manner. The cast began to camp it up in the second act, and the critics walked out. (Fixed order.) There is no need to camp it up. Play it the way it was written.

camp it up

Make an extravagant, affected, or vulgar display, as in Amateur actors often camp it up, trying to be more dramatic. Originating in the 1950s as slang for flamboyant behavior stereotypically associated with gay men, this term began to be used more loosely by about 1970. Also see ham it up.

camp it up

1. tv. to overact. Can you make it a little more lively without camping it up?

2. tv. to overdo effeminacy; [for a homosexual male] to act too effeminate in public. John just loves to burst into the most sedate hotel in town and camp it up in the lobby.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ElĪNa	-	Latvian
Gerda	['gɜ:də]
Delilah	[di'lailə]
Apostol	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Domagoj	-	Croatian
HasİP	-	Turkish