Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Campy
Campy adjective - Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities.
Nearby Word: camper
Both words in one sentence
- Every Christmas/New Year holiday break, Radio New Zealand goes "mufti day" and hosts the "Matinee Idle" radio show, where bad, campy and novelty music is played back for laughs.
Source: So Bad, It's Good -
Surprisingly, he isn't as bad as you would think — or at least, not as campy as William Shatner.
Source: Creator / Leonard Nimoy - Note: This trope isn't necessarily a symptom of a bad or lazy creative process, if done right it might result in an enjoyable if campy cast of characters.
Source: All Stereotype Cast
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