bigfoot

¹

[ big-foot ]

noun

, plural big·feet, big·foots.

1. a prominent or influential person, especially a journalist or news analyst.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to assert one's authority or influence (over):

   lobbyists bigfooting around the Senate; a reporter bigfooted by a senior correspondent.

Bigfoot

²

or Big Foot

[ big-foot ]

noun

1. a very large, hairy, humanoid creature of legend, reputed to inhabit wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bigfoot¹

1975–80, Americanism; after Bigfoot

Origin of bigfoot²

First recorded in 1960–65; so called from the size of its alleged footprints

Example Sentences

Eilish: “You have to remember when you’re everybody’s new favorite artist that it’s a big deal for them. It’s like seeing Bigfoot.”

From Los Angeles Times

For this reason, the vice president should strongly consider announcing that she believes in—or at the least is “just asking questions” about—ghosts, space aliens, and/or fantastical cryptids like Bigfoot and the West Virginia Mothman.

From Slate

Democrats and Republicans are equally likely to believe that creatures known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch exist in the woods of the Pacific Northwest.

From Slate

In our own research and more representative surveys, a higher percentage of respondents tend to say they believe in Bigfoot than other cryptids, including the Yeti, Chupacabra, Loch Ness Monster, and, the Mothman.

From Slate

Years ago Mike McCurry – during the Clinton administration – made a point of calling on a defrocked minister who always asked questions about Bigfoot and space aliens.

From Salon