Tiger Town

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Referencing Clemson University's athletics teams, the Clemson Tigers, and their mascot, The Tiger. Clemson is a university town, and a large amount of its population is currently or was previously enrolled at the school or a fan of their football team.

Proper noun

Tiger Town

  1. Nickname for Clemson: a city in Pickens County and Anderson County, capital city of South Carolina, United States.
    • 2004 February 19, Bob A. Nestor, Baseball in Greenville and Spartanburg[1], Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN:
      Although the team had only an 8-7 season record, they managed to upset a highly-touted Clemson Tiger nine 13-9 in Tiger Town.