groundhogese
/ˌɡɹaʊn(d)ˌ(h)ɔɡˈiz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A supposed language in which groundhogs and humans can communicate with each other.
Humorous; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Wintry winds whipped a whirl of snow around the entrance to the burrow of the famed Punxsutawney groundhog today. […] Under direction of club president and master of shadows Frank A. Lorenzo shadowgraphers, geometricians, groundhogese interpreters and weather scouts went to work to record the nuances of the shadow. […] After walkie-talkie operators had flashed the forecast to the waiting world, the groundhogese interpreters stepped forward to catch the old seer's annual words of wisdom."
- "Stranded in town, we heard, rather than saw, the Great Prognosticator's annual prediction, delivered in "groundhogese" and ceremoniously translated by members of the Inner Circle. Phil's fans cheered lustily at the promise of an early spring and immediately streamed back down the mile-long hill to town. Many were college students in groundhog hats or T-shirts who carried banners (my favorite: "Free Phil")."
- "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." The prediction is then translated for the public."
- "Ken picked up Phil and looked into his black eyes. "Phil only talks in groundhogese which you don't believe in.""
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɡɹaʊn(d)ˌ(h)ɔɡˈiz/
- British English: /ˌɡɹaʊndhɒɡˈiːz/