Camp

What “Camp” means

Noun

1. An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
2. An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
3. A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
4. A place of politically motivated confinement in outdoorsy conditions, usually also leading to slave labor and death.
5. A single hut or shelter.

Verb

1. To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
2. To set up a camp.
3. To afford rest or lodging for.
4. To stay in an advantageous location.
5. To stay beside (something) to gain an advantage.

Noun

1. An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tasteless style.

Adj

1. Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.
2. Ostentatiously flamboyant or effeminate.
3. Intentionally tasteless or vulgar; self-parodying.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English kampe (“battlefield, open space”), from Old English camp (“battle, contest, battlefield, open space”), from Proto-West Germanic *kamp (“open field where military exercises are held, level plain”), from Latin campus (“open field, level plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp- (“to bend; crooked”). Reinforced circa 1520 by Middle French can, camp (“place where an army lodges temporarily”), from Old Northern French camp, from the same Latin (whence also French champ from Old French). Cognate with Old High German champf (“battle, struggle”) (German Kampf), Old Norse kapp (“battle”), Old High German hamf (“paralysed, maimed, mutilated”). Doublet of campus and champ. The verb is from Middle English campen, from Old English campian, compian (“to fight, war against”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampōn (“to fight, do battle”), from *kamp (“field, battlefield, battle”), see ab

Unknown. Suggested origins include the 17th century French word camper (“to put oneself in a pose”), an assumed dialectal English word *camp or *kemp (“rough, uncouth”) and a derivation from camp (n.) Believed to be from Polari, but otherwise obscure.

Business name ideas with “Camp”

Industries where “Camp” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Campground
• RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds
• Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds)