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    Sasquatch
    noun
  • sasquatch
    sasquatch
    noun
    (in Canadian folklore) in British Columbia, a hairy beast or manlike monster said to leave huge footprints
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Sasquatch

American  
[sos-kwoch, sas-kwach] / ˈsɒs kwɒtʃ, ˈsæs kwætʃ /

noun

  1. Bigfoot.


sasquatch British  
/ ˈsæsˌkwætʃ /

noun

  1. (in Canadian folklore) in British Columbia, a hairy beast or manlike monster said to leave huge footprints

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Sasquatch

First recorded in 1925–30, Sasquatch is from the Mainland Halkomelem word sέsq̉əc

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He later claimed the girl was taken forcibly by Sasquatch, who was never brought in for questioning.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

There was also a fervent believer in Sasquatch and a museum in Santa Cruz dedicated to the hirsute, mythical creature.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2025

Two men were found dead in a remote forest while searching for Sasquatch, according to authorities in Washington State.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2024

Democrats and Republicans are equally likely to believe that creatures known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch exist in the woods of the Pacific Northwest.

From Slate Oct. 2, 2024

Everything was rushing past me like I was standing in traffic, T. I stood up, probably too fast, because Sasquatch put me up against the wall.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

They’ll even make you a unicorn or a sasquatch or a wearable Velociraptor costume that roars and can open and close its jaws.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

Did you hear about the sasquatch in Central Park?

From New York Times Apr. 10, 2024

“I’m something of an expert on elusive creatures,” a man dressed as sasquatch intones in the spot.

From Seattle Times Jan. 19, 2024

I had a new perspective: Maybe the rustling in the trees wasn’t sasquatch, but it was worth investigating.

From Slate Jan. 11, 2021

Someone in California has made off with a replica of the celebrated sasquatch.

From Fox News Nov. 12, 2020

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