glamping

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlæmpɪŋ/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

glamping (usually uncountable, plural glampings)

1. Any of various luxury forms of camping.
   • 2006, “The Glamper’s Guide To Style” (archive), GadgetCandy.com, 2/24/2006:

     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.

   • 2007 February 4, Jennifer Gould Keil, “Are you a Jetrosexual? Be Honest…”, in New York Post:

     And glamping – that’s luxury camping, of course.

   • 2008 September 14, Jennifer Conlin, “Camping? Yes. Roughing It? Not Quite.”, in The New York Times:

     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.

Synonyms

• boutique camping

Related terms

• camp
• camper
• camping
• champing
• glamp
• glamped
• glamper
• vamping

 

Etymology 2

From glamp +‎ -ing.

Verb

glamping

1. present participle and gerund of glamp

References

• “glamping”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English glamping.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɛm.pɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: glam‧ping

Noun

glamping m (plural glampings)

1. (countable) a luxury campsite
2. (uncountable) glamping (glamorous camping)