Sasquatch
noun
Sasquatch
American
[sos-kwoch, sas-kwach]
/ ˈsɒs kwɒtʃ, ˈsæs kwætʃ /
noun
sasquatch
British
/ ˈsæsˌkwætʃ /
noun
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
A self-anointed “amateur primatologist” who has given talks about the evidence for the existence of Sasquatch, Saxon leaned into real-life primates for his design, primarily the endangered golden snub-nosed monkey found in remote Chinese mountains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
The law, initially passed in 1969, was intended to protect both Sasquatch and elk hunters with particularly large beards, according to the Skamania Chamber of Commerce.
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
It’s not making things easy at all for the agents, squirming and kicking its feet wildly as it howls, “I’m innocent. I swear! It was a Sasquatch, not me!”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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
Erik Piepenburg and Brian Karlsson spent an afternoon following a sasquatch around Central Park.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
The sasquatch mascot for local meat snacks retailer Jack Link’s sat down to make a scene for the crowd.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
I had a new perspective: Maybe the rustling in the trees wasn’t sasquatch, but it was worth investigating.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2021
The Golden State is ranked among the top states in the country for those looking to catch a glimpse of the sasquatch, with some 1,697 sightings.
From Fox News ● Nov. 12, 2020
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