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Clemsoning

Clemsoning is the present participle and gerund of Clemson.

Meaning of Clemson

Verb

Clemson (third-person singular simple present Clemsons, present participle Clemsoning, simple past and past participle 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.2013 December 2, Chris Haire, “God doesn't like the Clemson Tigers”, in Charleston City Paper

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Noun

Clemsoning (plural Clemsonings)

  1. An act of delivering an inexplicably disappointing performance.

Forms of Clemsoning

pluralClemsonings

Questions about Clemsoning

What does Clemsoning mean?
Clemsoning means an act of delivering an inexplicably disappointing performance.
What is Clemsoning the present participle and gerund of?
Clemsoning is the present participle and gerund of Clemson.
What part of speech is Clemsoning?
Clemsoning is a noun.
What is the plural of Clemsoning?
The plural of Clemsoning is Clemsonings.

Words near Clemsoning in the dictionary

  1. clemmy
  2. Clemons
  3. clems
  4. Clemson
  5. Clemsoned
  6. Clemsoning
  7. Clemsonings
  8. Clemsons
  9. Clemton Park
  10. clen
  11. clenbuterol

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