Groundhog Day

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Groundhog Day (plural Groundhog Days)

1. An annual festival held in Canada and the USA on February 2 in which the arrival time of the spring season is predicted by whether or not a certain groundhog can see its shadow.

Translations

festival

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 土撥鼠日／土拨鼠日 (zh) (Tǔbōshǔ Rì), 土拨鼠日 (zh) (Tǔbōshǔ Rì)

• Greek: Ημέρα της Μαρμότας f (Iméra tis Marmótas)
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• Russian: День сурка m (Denʹ surka)
• Ukrainian: День бабака m (Denʹ babaka)

Etymology 2

From the title of the film Groundhog Day.

Proper noun

Groundhog Day

1. (informal) A situation in which events appear to be repeating themselves in a cyclical fashion.
   • 2003, Angie Errigo, The Rough Guide to the Lord of the Rings, Rough Guides →ISBN, page 137

     Jackson, working on production this summer, sounded very much as if he were missing the trilogy already: "Each movie has a very different tone, feel and structure so I've never really felt like I've been trapped in a Groundhog Day for seven years working on one project."

   • 2011, Cathy Hopkins, Million Dollar Mates: Paparazzi Princess, Simon and Schuster →ISBN

     She'd spend ages buying and wrapping presents and never got bored with it like Aunt Maddie did. Aunt M said doing Christmas cards year after year made her feel like she was trapped in a groundhog day.

   • 2011, Jeff Ryan, Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America, Penguin →ISBN

     Mario, somewhat infamously, is stuck in a Groundhog Day of perpetually having to rescue the princess from Bowser. Even when the plot is new, the story stays old: Mario stops the big bad and saves the girl.