Herzmanite

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n. Student follower of Professor Ron HerzmanSource: Dictionary of Geneseo English, Spring 1999 - Kocher- 2006 Of those surveyed in 2008, 4.5% recognized the word, and all of those who recognized it learned the word in Geneseo.Talbot, 2008As of 2012, 20% of students surveyed know this word. 100% believe it is of local origins.(Flynn, G-M, 2012)As of 2019, 0% of students surveyed know this word. 0% believe it is of local origins. This word appears to be obsolete.(Luquer, 2019)As of 2023, this word has made a comeback, with 90.9% of students surveying that they have never heard this word as compared to the 0% in 2019. 4.5% of surveyors knew what this word meant, though 82.9% of the people surveyed believed that this term was completely irrelevant. (McMullan, G-M, 2023)

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This term seems to be neither specifically laudatory nor derogatory. Some respondents said "fan" or "disciple" in place of "follower."

Posted by jcf10 at Nov 20, 2012 22:45

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