glamping

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
20
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈɡlæmpɪŋ/ (US)

Definition of glamping

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Any of various luxury forms of camping.
    “Tom Hanks and Sean Penn are doing it. Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie want to do it. What are we talking about? “Glamping– or glamorous camping for those not yet in the know.”
    “And glamping – that’s luxury camping, of course.”
    “If the eco-friendly idea of falling asleep under the stars and roasting marshmallows around a campfire appeals to you, but the reality of pitching a tent and sleeping on bumpy ground does not, glamping, the new term being used for upscale — or glamorous — camping, could be your ideal green vacation.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Any of various luxury forms of camping.
    “Tom Hanks and Sean Penn are doing it. Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie want to do it. What are we talking about? “Glamping– or glamorous camping for those not yet in the know.”
    “And glamping – that’s luxury camping, of course.”
    “If the eco-friendly idea of falling asleep under the stars and roasting marshmallows around a campfire appeals to you, but the reality of pitching a tent and sleeping on bumpy ground does not, glamping, the new term being used for upscale — or glamorous — camping, could be your ideal green vacation.”

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of glamp

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Etymology

Blend of glamorous + camping. Of UK origin, first appears c. 2005 in The Guardian, adopted in the U.S. by 2007.

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