groundhogese
English
Noun
groundhogese (uncountable)
- (humorous) A supposed language in which humans and groundhogs can communicate with each other.
- 2008, Brenda Shelton Strickland, Seasonal Activities: Winter (page 126)
- Since 1887 Punxsutawney Phil, the resident groundhog, has come out of his electrically heated burrow, looked for his shadow, and uttered his prediction to a Groundhog Club representative in “groundhogese.”
- 2014, Roni Adams, Passion in Punxy
- Ken picked up Phil and looked into his black eyes. "Phil only talks in groundhogese which you don't believe in."
- 2008, Brenda Shelton Strickland, Seasonal Activities: Winter (page 126)
Usage notes
- Associated with Groundhog Day celebrations.
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