camp vs irony

camp

noun
  • An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style. 

  • An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures. 

  • A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost 

  • A prison. 

  • A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary. 

  • A single hut or shelter. 

  • The company or body of persons encamped. 

  • A group of people with the same strong ideals or political leanings. 

  • Campus 

  • A summer camp. 

  • The areas of the Falkland Islands situated outside the capital and largest settlement, Stanley. 

  • An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation. 

  • An electoral constituency of the legislative assembly of the Falkland Islands that composes of all territory more than 3.5 miles from the spire of the Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley. 

verb
  • To set up a camp. 

  • To stay beside (something) to gain an advantage. 

  • To stay in an advantageous location. 

  • To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation. 

  • To afford rest or lodging for. 

adj
  • Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying. 

  • Ostentatiously effeminate. 

  • Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures. 

irony

noun
  • The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. 

  • Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. 

  • Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play. 

  • Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist. 

  • An ironic statement. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the metal iron. 

  • The food had an irony taste to it. 

How often have the words camp and irony occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )