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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, biology, cryptozoology, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, natural-sciences, publishing, sciences, zoology
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noun
An individual creature of this type.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, biology, cryptozoology, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, natural-sciences, publishing, sciences, zoology
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bigfoot, a hairy hominid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
A person with a big footprint; a prominent person, especially a journalist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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verb
Alternative letter-case form of bigfoot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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verb
To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, informal, sometimes, transitive
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verb
To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, informal, intransitive, sometimes
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noun
large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Sasquatch
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Broader terms: legendary creature
History
August/September 1958, originally Big Foot, big + foot, relating to the large size of its supposed footprints relative to human footprints.
Across languages
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