Bigfoot

See also: bigfoot

English

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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/
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Noun

Bigfoot (plural Bigfoot or Bigfeet or Bigfoots)

The costume of the Bigfoot
  1. (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, 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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Verb

Bigfoot (third-person singular simple present Bigfoots, present participle Bigfooting, simple past and past participle Bigfooted)

  1. Alternative spelling of bigfoot

References

  1. Bigfoot”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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