Glossary

This is a glossary of terms used by the fandom of Camp Camp, and specific terms from the show itself.

## Canon terms

These terms appear in the show itself.

* Campe Diem - the slogan of Camp Campbell
* camper - any of the young boys and girls who take part in Camp Campbell, like Max, Nikki, and Neil.
* CBFL - camp buddies for life, a close friendship between David and Gwen.
* counselor - a leader who runs programmes in Camp Campbell; or any adult character, usually from that position
* muack - the noise a platypus duck makes

### Xemug cult vocabulary

* ascension - being killed as a sacrifice for Xemug.
* Kool Aid - a juice brand; also a poisonous drink used by the Jonesboro cult to kill its followers
* purification - brainwashing. "Purified" victims tend to wear white clothes and appear to adore and worship Daniel, manipulated to be killed as sacrifices for Xemug.
* Xemug - an alien god whom Daniel worships by murdering people as sacrifices.

## Show terms

These terms are related to the show, and used by the staff or promotional media, but they do not appear in the show.

* hiatus - a period of no episodes or updates: specifically, December 2019 to July 2023, when the makers of Camp Camp were struggling to find a suitable studio to continue their work.
	+ On September 2023, episodes of Camp Camp were put into private by Rooster Teeth's channel on Youtube to redirect fans to its own website to watch them. Another reason was because revenue from advertising on Youtube was less profitable.
* Rooster Teeth - a studio from America that created Camp Camp.

## Fanon terms

These terms are used by the fans of the show.

* age up - to make a younger character older
* AU - alternate universe
* canon - the accepted facts in a work.
* content warning, CW - a warning attached to a fanwork, helping other fans skip it because it contains disturbing elements (like mentioning abuse).
* darkfic - a story with darker or disturbing elements
* DNI - do not interact, "go away", "stay away from me"
	+ "Proshippers/adult X kid shippers/maxvid shippers DNI" - simple: "if you ship Max X David, stay away from me".
	+ The reason for this is already stated in the "disturbing topics" section.
* fanart - artwork, drawings made by a fan, such as someone who loves Camp Camp.
* fanfiction, fanfic - a story written by a fan
* fanon - the generally accepted theories by the fandom of a work; or simply anything created by fans of a work.
* headcanon - a theory by a fan that represents a character that is not part of the work itself.
* OC - original character
* shipping - putting two characters in a romantic relationship
* trigger warning, TW - same as CW

### Specific to Camp Camp

* Dadvid - David as a caring father for Max, who is usually abandoned by his own parents.
* Momgwen - Gwen as a caring mother for any camper, such as Max or Gwen

### Names of adult ships

* Gwenvid - Gwen x David
* Jeniel - Jen x Daniel
* Danvid - Daniel x David
* Jaspvid - Jasper x David
* Jaspniel - adult Jasper x Daniel
* Kevdan - Dirty Kevin x Daniel
* Gwenjen - Gwen x Jen
* Gweniel - Gwen x Daniel

### Names of kid ships

* Makki - Max x Nikki
* Neilkki, Nikkeil - Nikki x Neil

## Disturbing topics

This section is for topics that are too disturbing and disgusting to ordinary people. If you do not want to see the contents, please do not open the box.

This section is **NOT** to promote the actions described, but to help viewers learn to avoid them.

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. Get *lots* of bleach ready for your eyes.
* a kid with an adult (underage)
* incest (between family relatives)
* an abuser and their victim

One example of this is "Maxvid", an abomination that should never have existed.
*NOT* crack ships or obscure ships, that do not fall under these descriptions (like Jen x David).
 proshipper
 comship, comshipping