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Groundhog's Day

Groundhog's Day is the misconstruction of Groundhog Day.

Meaning of Groundhog Day

Noun

Groundhog Day (plural Groundhog Days)

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

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Origin of Groundhog's Day

By analogy with Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc.

Questions about Groundhog's Day

What is Groundhog's Day the misconstruction of?
Groundhog's Day is the misconstruction of Groundhog Day.

Words near Groundhog's Day in the dictionary

  1. Groundhog Daying
  2. Groundhog Days
  3. Groundhog Lodge
  4. Groundhog Lodges
  5. groundhog punch
  6. Groundhog's Day
  7. groundhogese
  8. groundhogs
  9. groundhopper
  10. groundhoppers
  11. groundhopping

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