Rob: Let’s go camping before the summer ends. What do you think?
Alex: I have zero camping skills. I don’t even know how to make a tent.
Rob: You mean to pitch camp?
Alex: Huh?
Rob: Pitching camp is easy man. I can teach you how to do it. Usually a tent comes with a set of
instructions. To pitch camp you’ll have
to prop up your tent, create a fire within safe distance, and store food in a
high place so bears don’t get to it.
Example 2:
Pablo: What are you doing
man? Are you seriously thinking about
pitching camp in city hall?
Ai: That’s the only way
these politicians are going to listen to our demands. We are citizens and have the right to
protest.
Pablo: Sure, but don’t you
think pitching camp in City Hall will attract the police and get you in
trouble? I’m not sure that it’s legal.
Ai: Sounds like you need to
pitch camp in BoringVille. Voting does
nothing.
Pablo: Oh really, I wouldn’t be
surprised if you end up pitching camp in jail. Good luck playa!
Meaning: To Pitch Camp is to prepare, set-up, and arrange a place to sleep or camp. Some
people use it to describe sleeping in front of a building as protest, sleeping
in front of a store to get a good price before a sale (Black Friday), or simply
camping in your back yard.
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