Groundhog Day

noun

: February 2 observed traditionally as a day that indicates six more weeks of winter if sunny or an early spring if cloudy

or less commonly groundhog day plural Groundhog Days also groundhog days : a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction

Last month … I wrote all about how this lockdown has stolen my fashion mojo, locking me in a Groundhog Day of joggers and knitted sets.

Penny Goldstone

How long before this Groundhog Day cycle of anxiety and illness ends and we can go back to some version of normal?

Michiko Kakutani

The reality is that climate negotiations have long been stalled, lost in a Groundhog Day cycle of yearly meetings ending in plans for more meetings.

Ruth Greenspan Bell and Barry Blechman

… the unrelenting endless cycle of groundhog days and going nowhere wears thin.

Joan O'Donnell

Word History

Etymology

from the superstition that a groundhog emerging from its burrow returns to hibernate if it sees its shadow on this day; (sense 2) after the film Groundhog Day (1993), with screenplay by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis, in which the main character is forced to relive the same day (February 2, Groundhog Day) until he learns certain life lessons

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	Groundhog Day
释义	Groundhog Day noun 1 : February 2 observed traditionally as a day that indicates six more weeks of winter if sunny or an early spring if cloudy 2 or less commonly groundhog day plural Groundhog Days also groundhog days : a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction Last month … I wrote all about how this lockdown has stolen my fashion mojo, locking me in a Groundhog Day of joggers and knitted sets. Penny Goldstone How long before this Groundhog Day cycle of anxiety and illness ends and we can go back to some version of normal? Michiko Kakutani The reality is that climate negotiations have long been stalled, lost in a Groundhog Day cycle of yearly meetings ending in plans for more meetings. Ruth Greenspan Bell and Barry Blechman … the unrelenting endless cycle of groundhog days and going nowhere wears thin. Joan O'Donnell Word History Etymology from the superstition that a groundhog emerging from its burrow returns to hibernate if it sees its shadow on this day; (sense 2) after the film Groundhog Day (1993), with screenplay by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis, in which the main character is forced to relive the same day (February 2, Groundhog Day) until he learns certain life lessons First Known Use 1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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