The word camp has several meanings:

1. A place where people stay temporarily in tents or simple shelters, usually outdoors. When families go camping, they set up camp in a forest or by a lake. Summer camps give kids a chance to spend weeks swimming, hiking, and learning new skills away from home. Soldiers set up military camps during wartime.
2. To stay somewhere temporarily, often outdoors. You might camp in the woods for a weekend or camp out in your backyard. The phrase camping out can also mean waiting somewhere for a long time, like when people camp out overnight to get tickets to a concert.
3. A style that's so exaggerated or theatrical it becomes funny or entertaining. A movie might have campy special effects that look deliberately fake and over-the-top. When actors perform in a camp style, they're being dramatic in a way that's playfully excessive rather than serious. This meaning celebrates things that are bold, colorful, and don't take themselves too seriously.