Clemson
verb
Clemson is a verb meaning “To perform uncharacteristically poorly, well below expectations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled C-L-E-M-S-O-N and has 2 syllables, and it appears 2.9 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does Clemson mean?
verb
- 1
USslangTo perform uncharacteristically poorly, well below expectations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce Clemson?
Clemson has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Clemson
- Clemsons present, singular, he/she/it
- Clemsoning participle, present
- Clemsoned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is Clemson?
Clemson appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does Clemson come 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).