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• bigfoot
  bigfoot

  noun

  a prominent or influential person, especially a journalist or news analyst.
• Bigfoot
  Bigfoot

  noun

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

bigfoot

¹ American  

[big-foot] / ˈbɪgˌfʊt /

noun

bigfeet, plural bigfoots plural

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

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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.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• bigfeet
  plural
• bigfoots
  plural

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

Example Sentences

Often regarded as the Bigfoot capital of the World, Washington state boasts 730 sightings recorded on BRFO, but Bigfooting is not exclusive to northern America, and there are researchers in Australia and even the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Be it a hoax or an undiscovered species, the mystery and mythology around Bigfoot has captured people's imaginations for decades.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

March was an "exciting time" as Glenn was on the ground with the Bigfoot Society, following reports of a "surge" of clustered sightings in north-east Ohio in the space of one week.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

After years of silence, Gimlin later emerged as a hero to the Bigfoot community, testifying to the film’s veracity at gatherings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

They stared at me like I was Bigfoot or a UFO.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie