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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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