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bigfoot

1 American  
[big-foot] / ˈbɪgˌfʊt /

noun

plural

bigfeet, bigfoots

  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 American  
[big-foot] / ˈbɪgˌfʊt /
Or 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.

Etymology

Origin of bigfoot1

1975–80, after Bigfoot

Origin of Bigfoot2

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

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