cammy up
C1 slang separable both
In simple words
To put on camouflage (army-style) paint or clothes so you are hard to see in nature.
Literal meaning: To cover up with 'cammy' (slang for camouflage).
Meanings
1 C1 slang
To apply camouflage paint or wear camouflage clothing before entering a field or combat environment.
"The soldiers cammied up before moving into the forest at dawn."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Chiefly British military slang and informal outdoor/survival usage. Less common than 'camo up'. Rarely found outside military, paintball, or hunting contexts.
Commonly used with
face soldiers hunters paintball forest squad
Forms
Base
cammy up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cammies up
he/she/it
Past simple
cammied up
yesterday
Past participle
cammied up
have + pp
-ing form
cammying up
continuous
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