Bigfoot
See also: bigfoot
English
Alternative forms
- Big Foot
Etymology
August/September 1958,[1] originally Big Foot, big + foot, relating to the large size of its supposed footprints relative to human footprints.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪɡˌfʊt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
Bigfoot (plural Bigfoot or Bigfeet or Bigfoots)
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The costume of the Bigfoot
- (US, Canada, cryptozoology, folklore) A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar to the yeti, said to live in the wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest.
- [1958 October 6, Andrew Genzoli, “Huge Foot Prints Hold Mystery Of Friendly Bluff Creek Giant”, in Humboldt Times, OCLC 320776427, archived from the original on June 11, 2010:
- This imprint was made either Wednesday night or early Thursday morning by "Big Foot".]
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Synonyms
- Sasquatch
- North American Wood Ape
Related terms
- bigfootologist
Translations
unidentified yeti-like animal
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See also
- abominable snowman
- menk
- skunk ape
- swamp ape
- yeti
- yowie
Verb
Bigfoot (third-person singular simple present Bigfoots, present participle Bigfooting, simple past and past participle Bigfooted)
- Alternative spelling of bigfoot
References
- “Bigfoot”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Further reading
- “Bigfoot”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Bigfoot, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- Bigfoot at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “Bigfoot” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.