Groundhog Day
/ˈgrɑʊndˌhɔg ˌdeɪ/, /-ˌhɑg/ n [U]Definition
› in the US, February 2nd, which according to an old story, is the day the groundhog wakes up after sleeping through the winter. If it sees its shadow on this day, there will be six more weeks of winter, and if it does not, spring will start early.
(Definition of Groundhog Day n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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