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Did Groundhog Day mean the same thing over and over before the movie?

Posted on 6/7/25 at 8:27 pm
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 6/7/25 at 8:27 pm
Or did the movie change America?
Posted by dirtsandwich
AL
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Posted on 6/7/25 at 8:30 pm to
Not to my knowledge.
Posted by CCT
LA
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 6/7/25 at 8:30 pm to
No. Had nothing to do with anything except a groundhog and his shadow.
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
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Posted on 6/7/25 at 8:30 pm to
Not to my knowledge.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
165903 posts
Posted on 6/7/25 at 8:31 pm to
No. In fact if someone hasn't seen the movie they won't get what you're trying to infer.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
40874 posts
Posted on 6/7/25 at 8:31 pm to
That’s what I thought but it sure has taken hold.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
21778 posts
Posted on 6/7/25 at 8:31 pm to
It's meaning is definitely because of the movie.

What other context could there be where "Groundhog Day" represents doing something over and over?
Posted by OWLFAN86
Erotic Novelist
Member since Jun 2004
189752 posts
Posted on 6/7/25 at 8:32 pm to



Do you know of that phrase being used to indicate a day being experienced over and over again to have been in usage before that ?

No

deja vu comes the closest to feeling like you've been in an experience before

Groundhog day referred then and still does to the actual day Feb2 where they pull Phil out of the hole in this ground determine whether it's going to be a late winter or early sping

This post was edited on 6/7/25 at 8:33 pm
Posted by Zendog
Santa Barbara
Member since Feb 2019
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Posted on 6/7/25 at 8:34 pm to
Not to my knowledge.
Posted by PhifeDogg
Member since Mar 2006
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Posted on 6/7/25 at 8:35 pm to
Not to my knowledge
Posted by 0x15E
Outer Space
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Posted on 6/7/25 at 8:55 pm to
To my knowledge….


Not to my knowledge.
Posted by drexyl
Mingovia
Member since Sep 2005
23275 posts
Posted on 6/7/25 at 9:05 pm to
To my knowledge? No
Posted by uaslick
Tuscaloosa
Member since May 2011
1062 posts
Posted on 6/7/25 at 9:29 pm to
When I was a kid, Groundhog Day was reported to be six more weeks of winter or spring is here on time. Given that spring begins March 20, the difference is only a week, so the difference is negligible and it made it seem like it was made up just to be silly.

The narrative now seems to be early/late rather than 6 weeks/on-time. I never saw the point. Obligatory Get off my lawn.
Posted by Kjnstkmn
Vermilion Parish
Member since Aug 2020
16486 posts
Posted on 6/7/25 at 9:30 pm to
Not to my knowledge
Posted by Tyga Woods
South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
38363 posts
Posted on 6/7/25 at 9:32 pm to
Not to my knowledge. To the best of my knowledge.
Posted by beaverfever
Arkansas
Member since Jan 2008
34531 posts
Posted on 6/7/25 at 9:35 pm to
quote:

Obligatory Get off my lawn.
I’m not sure you know what lawn we’re on in this thread.
Posted by calcotron
Member since Nov 2007
9524 posts
Posted on 6/7/25 at 9:40 pm to
That movie just makes me happy.

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