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."
separable
cammy up
C1 slang separable transitive/intransitive
To apply camouflage paint or clothing to oneself or others in order to blend into a natural environment.
In plain English
To put on camouflage (army-style) paint or clothes so you are hard to see in nature.
What does "cammy up" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To cover up with 'cammy' (slang for camouflage).
Actually means
To put on camouflage (army-style) paint or clothes so you are hard to see in nature.
Usage tip
Chiefly British military slang and informal outdoor/survival usage. Less common than 'camo up'. Rarely found outside military, paintball, or hunting contexts.
Words that pair with "cammy up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
face soldiers hunters paintball forest squad
How to conjugate "cammy up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
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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