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bigfoot
[ big-foot ]
/ ˈbɪgˌfʊt /
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noun, plural big·feet, big·foots.
a prominent or influential person, especially a journalist or news analyst.
verb (used with or without object)
to assert one's authority or influence (over): lobbyists bigfooting around the Senate; a reporter bigfooted by a senior correspondent.
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Origin of bigfoot
1975–80,Americanism; after Big Foot
Words nearby bigfoot
bigeye, bigeye scad, big fish, big fish in a small pond, Big Five, bigfoot, bigg, big game, bigger, biggie, biggin
Other definitions for bigfoot (2 of 2)
Big Foot
or Bigfoot
noun
a very large, hairy, humanoid creature reputed to inhabit wilderness areas of the U.S. and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest.
Also called Sasquatch.
Compare Abominable Snowman.
Origin of Big Foot
First recorded in 1960–65; so called from the size of its alleged footprints
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021