Grandma

Created by Unknown User (crk4), last modified by Unknown User (saf7) on Nov 19, 2012

'’Noun’’ grandma Grandmother; combining form in phrases (i.e., cookie grandma or a grnadma known for frequently baking so as to please her grandchild (as differentiated from a "money grandma."); "A cookie ‘‘grandma’’ is constantly baking and a money ‘‘grandma’’ just gives you money all the time." - The Lamron, "Lunatic’s Fringe" Sept. 21, 2000. p9) Source: Dictionary of Geneseo English, Fall 2000 - Kocher Results: 30% of those surveyed knew the word in the combined form in 2006 and of those who recognized this combination word, 0% believed it to be specific to Geneseo. Conclusion: This word has limited to moderate usage and is not specific to Geneseo.-C Adam36% of students surveyed knew this word, and 0% of these students had learned the word at Geneseo. This word is neither well-known nor original to Geneseo.(Klein, E-H, 2008)As of 2012, 50% of students surveyed know this word, of which 0% believe it is of local origin.(Fischer, G-M, 2012)

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This is one of the oddest entries, in that it is highly understandable in a non-college setting.  Further suggestion of this comes from a majority of non-Geneseo students responding with this definition on a survey, even though they were not prompted to think of it from a college perspective. (S. Fischer, November 20, 2012)

Posted by saf7 at Nov 20, 2012 17:11

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