granfalloon
/ˌɡɹæn.fəˈluːn/
granfalloon noun: a group of two or more people who imagine or are manipulated to believe they share a connection based on some circumstance of little or no real significance.
Noun
granfalloon (plural granfalloons)
- A group of two or more people who imagine or are manipulated to believe they share a connection based on some circumstance of little or no real significance.
- Gamers are nothing but members of an enormous granfalloon. The word [gamers] totally fails to accurately describe anything about a person when it comes to capturing their interests in interactive entertainment, and yet many gaming enthusiasts cling to the term and make it a facet of their identity.2012, Ryan Rigney, “Celebrity Nintendo Ads Offend the Gamer Granfalloon”, in Wired
- While he called West Tisbury pride a “granfalloon” he also admitted to being unable to live in any other town.2017, Vivian Ewing, “Like it Was Yesterday, West Tisbury Celebrates 125 Years”, in Vineyard Gazette
Forms of granfalloon
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Origin of granfalloon
Coined by American writer Kurt Vonnegut in 1963, in the novel Cat's Cradle, in which Vonnegut described the term as referencing a false karass, or "a proud and meaningless association of human beings"; later adopted by market researchers and social scientists.
Words that rhyme with granfalloon
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- croon
- blue moon
- boon
- monsoon
- noon
- pontoon
- raccoon
- tribune
- attune
- dragoon
- hoon
- immune
- picayune
- platoon
- soon
- swoon
- tycoon
- afternoon
- baboon
- commune
- doubloon
- harpoon
- jejune
- pantaloon
- picaroon
- shalloon
- bassoon
- buffoon
- cocoon
- dabloon
- entune
- gadroon
- hewn
- impugn
- jargoon
- june
- lacune
- last chance saloon
- lune
- macaroon
- man in the moon
- maroon
- poon
- puccoon
- ratoon
- scone
- toon
- trial balloon
Questions about granfalloon
- What does granfalloon mean?
- Granfalloon means a group of two or more people who imagine or are manipulated to believe they share a connection based on some circumstance of little or no real significance.
- What part of speech is granfalloon?
- Granfalloon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce granfalloon?
- Granfalloon is pronounced /ˌɡɹæn.fəˈluːn/ (US).
- What is the plural of granfalloon?
- The plural of granfalloon is granfalloons.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: granfalloon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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