Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun February 2, on which according to popular legend the groundhog emerges from its burrow, prompting the prediction of an early spring if it does not see its shadow or six more weeks of winter if it does.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An annual festival held in
Canada and theUSA onFebruary 2 in which the arrival time of thespring season is predicted by whether or not a certaingroundhog can see itsshadow or not. - proper noun informal A situation in which undesirable events appear to be repeating themselves in a cyclical fashion.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From the film Groundhog Day.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Groundhog Day.
Examples
-
This was just like Groundhog Day, with Goldblum dying in the same way again and again, every morning at approximately 4: 30 a.m.
Paul Krassner: Behind the Fake Report of Jeff Goldblum's Death 2009
-
By the by, Groundhog Day is Tuesday ... given our forecast for snow, the groundhog may not see his shadow.
WWMT.com : News 2010
-
Trouble is, it's Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, and we're Bill Murray.
Latest News 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.