groundhog

or ground hog

[ground-hog, -hawg]

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noun

woodchuck.

Origin of groundhog

An Americanism dating back to 1650–60; ground¹ + hog

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Examples from the Web for groundhog

Contemporary Examples

Columbus Day felt a lot more like Groundhog Day in Kentucky on Monday night.
Mitch McConnell-Alison Lundergan Grimes Debate Leaves Kentucky Hanging
Sam Youngman
October 14, 2014
More than a dozen years after the horrors of 9/11, we find ourselves in a Groundhog Day-style nightmare.
Why We Shouldn't Be Scared of ISIS: Threat Inflation and Our Next Dumb War
Nick Gillespie
September 10, 2014
“The groundhog came out today, laughed, and scratched ‘See Real Life’ in the dirt,” he says.
The Stacks: The Inimitable Albert Brooks Caught at the Dawn of His Movie Career
Paul Slansky
April 13, 2014
Caddy Shack, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and Analyze This affirm it.
How Harold Ramis Invented Baby Boom Comedy With ‘Animal House’
P. J. O’Rourke
February 27, 2014
Harold Ramis made a passel of great comedies, but he never made one better than Groundhog Day.
Harold Ramis’s ‘Groundhog Day’ Is About as Perfect as a Movie Gets
Malcolm Jones
February 25, 2014

Historical Examples

Alan would none of it; he was off to his woodchuck or groundhog.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
The groundhog or woodchuck is the best-known example of the group.
The Meaning of Evolution
Samuel Christian Schmucker
It looked rather like a groundhog and had seven fingers on each of its six limbs.
The Perfectionists
Arnold Castle
A groundhog sat up on a log and whistled, too, after a manner of his own.
Our Southern Highlanders
Horace Kephart
"There's your man and there's your boys," said Groundhog, pointing to them.
Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6)
John McElroy

British Dictionary definitions for groundhog

groundhog

noun

another name for woodchuck

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for groundhog

n.

1784, from ground (n.) + hog (n.). Also known colloquially as a whistlepig, and cf. aardvark. Ground Hog Day first recorded 1871, American English.

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Examples from the Web for groundhog

Contemporary Examples

Columbus Day felt a lot more like Groundhog Day in Kentucky on Monday night.

More than a dozen years after the horrors of 9/11, we find ourselves in a Groundhog Day-style nightmare.

“The groundhog came out today, laughed, and scratched ‘See Real Life’ in the dirt,” he says.

Caddy Shack, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and Analyze This affirm it.

Harold Ramis made a passel of great comedies, but he never made one better than Groundhog Day.

Historical Examples

Alan would none of it; he was off to his woodchuck or groundhog.

The groundhog or woodchuck is the best-known example of the group.

It looked rather like a groundhog and had seven fingers on each of its six limbs.

A groundhog sat up on a log and whistled, too, after a manner of his own.

"There's your man and there's your boys," said Groundhog, pointing to them.

groundhog

Word Origin and History for groundhog

n.

Origin of groundhog