Flora Tang  +  556873 Wed, 20 Aug 08 01:13 PM What does it mean? Thanks! Flora Tang Joined on Wed, May 17 2006 Hubei, China Full Member 123 I'm nobody! Who are you?Are you nobody, too?——Emily Dickinson

	Philip  +  556911 Wed, 20 Aug 08 03:47 PM Camp is used by various segments of society to mean different things.  In a gay sense, it is anything that emphasizes the feminine style of dress, walking, general appearance.  More generally, it describes something as anything from artificial to banal.  Knickers are an old-fashioned style of trousers gathered below the knee.  The are now outdated (artificial to modern dress).  Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,737 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Flora Tang  +  557058 Thu, 21 Aug 08 03:54 AM please look at the last paragraph in here. The actor McAvoy said:camp as knickers, with a kind of real guilty pleasure at the end. What is that mean? Flora Tang Paragraphs

	CalifJim  +  557063 Thu, 21 Aug 08 04:29 AM  From www.m-w.com 3camp Function:noun Etymology:origin unknownDate:circa 1909 1: exaggerated effeminate mannerisms exhibited especially by homosexuals2 a: something so outrageously artificial, affected, inappropriate, or out-of-date as to be considered amusing b: a style or mode of personal or creative expression that is absurdly exaggerated and often fuses elements of high and popular culture <a movie that celebrates camp>   Most likely not the first meaning above.  Hence,   camp as knickers:  amusingly excessive in style   CJ  CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,395 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Nouns, Dates