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Clemson¹

Where it comes from

From a short form of the personal name Clement + -son.

proper noun Clemsons

  1. countable, uncountable A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. countable, uncountable A city in Pickens County and Anderson County, South Carolina, United States, that is home to Clemson University.

    Similar: Calhoun

  3. countable, informal, uncountable Clemson University.

Clemson²

Where it comes from

From the performance of the Clemson Tigers (NCAA college football), who had a history of facing weak opposition in their conference and so their record of wins led to high expectations that were not met.

verb Clemsons · Clemsoning · Clemsoned

  1. US, slang To perform uncharacteristically poorly, well below expectations. Anyone who was watching Saturday's loss to the Steve Spurrier-led Gamecocks surely could tell within the first quarter — if not that first failed drive — that Clemson was Clemsoning once again.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: clemenson, clemence, clementson, clemmons, clemens, clemmer, christian, persons, cleminson, emmerson, clemenceau, clevenger, collard, christopher, cowles, jocelyn

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"Clemson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clemson. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Clemson. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clemson

Chicago

"Clemson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clemson.

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@misc{clemson_2026,
  title = {Clemson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clemson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}