bigfoot

¹ American  

[big-foot] / ˈbɪgˌfʊt /

noun

plural

bigfeet, bigfoots

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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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

“Capturing Bigfoot” chronicles the fallout.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the ensuing decades, this Bigfoot film shot in 1967 by Roger Patterson became a piece of Americana shared by skeptics and believers alike.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now a new documentary about the Bigfoot film—which many believers still defend as bulletproof evidence—reveals its legacy to be surprisingly raw.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Capturing Bigfoot,” premiering this week at the South By Southwest film festival, builds to a big reveal: freshly surfaced film that appears to show a woodsy dress rehearsal for one of the world’s most enduring hoaxes.

From The Wall Street Journal

The test-run footage “is the work of a director with a vision,” says “Capturing Bigfoot” director Marq Evans.

From The Wall Street Journal