Full record for groundhog n.
| Definition | a person who has never been in space |
| OED requirements | antedating 1942 |
| Earliest cite | Robert Heinlein, 'Waldo' |
| Comment | An extended use of the aviation sense, 'a person who has never been in an airplane', which dates to 1926. Mike Christie submitted a 1942 citation from Robert Heinlein's "Waldo". Malcolm Farmer submitted a cite from a 1996 reprint of Gregory Benford's 1994 "Sleepstory". Douglas Winston submitted a cite from a reprint of John Varley's "Bagatelle"; Mike Christie verified the cite in the 1976 first magazine appearance. Douglas Winston submitted a cite from a 1990 reprint of Michael McCollum's "Life Probe". Douglas Winston submitted a cite from a 1992 reprint of John Barnes' "Orbital Resonance". Douglas Winston submitted a 1999 cite from Jack L. Chalker's "Priam's Lens". |
| Last modified | 6 July, 2008 |
Citations for groundhog n.
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| 1942 ‘A. MacDonald’ in Astounding Sci. Fiction Aug. 19/1 | It is hard for a groundhog to dismiss the notion of weight. |
| 1999 J. L. Chalker Priam's Lens ii. 17 | Sharing birth years was an old sport among spacers, although not between them and the groundhogs. |