Punxsutawney

[ puhngk-suh-taw-nee ]

noun

1. a town in central Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day celebration.

Example Sentences

“These kits of his are not replacements, they’re not the heir apparent,” Dan McGinley, vice president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle, said in a phone interview Monday.

From Seattle Times

“Sunny and Shadow will not be part of the ceremony — it’s still Phil’s job. There’s still only one Punxsutawney Phil.”

From Seattle Times

“Today the first family of groundhogs has grown, Punxsutawney Phil and wife Phyllis have two kits of their own,” McGinley read from a scroll announcing the names of the pups “born to royalty” in a video posted on social media on Sunday.

From Seattle Times

Imagine if Punxsutawney Phil just didn’t show up one year.

From New York Times

Every Feb. 2, the legendary Punxsutawney Phil is put to the test.

From Salon