Clemson

English Etymology 1 From a short form of the personal name en Clement son. Proper noun ~ s en patronymics. en city co/Pickens County and co/Anderson County s/South Carolina c/USA, that is home to Clemson University. en Calhoun<qq:obsolete> en informal Clemson University. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Clemson is the 37993rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 584 individuals. Clemson is most common among White (94.69%) individuals. Etymology 2 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 en US sports slang To en perform uncharacteristically poorly, well below expectations. en Dec 2, 2013 Charleston City Paper God doesn't like the Clemson Tigers Chris Haire 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. en September 21, 2014 The Washington Post Against Florida State, Clemson's 'Clemsoning' was the most 'Clemsoning' Clemson ever Clemsoned Des Bieler At this point, it wasn’t enough to point out that Clemson had just Clemsoned in epic fashion. en October 12, 2015 The Big Lead On College Football: Time For The Bob Stoops and Mark Richt Talks Ty Duffy Clemson has not “Clemsoned” since losing to GT after starting 8-0 in 2011. en 2016 Clemson Tough: Guts and Glory Under Dabo Swinney 56 Dabo, you talked about people saying how possibly are you going to get ready for this game, and I know as unfair as that term has been and the way it's been applied to Clemson, the whole "Clemsoning" thing and losing games you're not supposed to, how does this team kind of approach that differently in you mind? Further reading Anagrams en celmnos Clemons en Universities College sports