Sasquatch

[sos-kwoch, sas-kwach]

noun

1. Bigfoot.

sasquatch

/ ˈsæsˌkwætʃ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sasquatch¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sasquatch¹

from Salish

Example Sentences

The so-called Sasquatch—or “hairy man” in Halkomelem, a language of the First Nations tribes—allegedly stalks the Pacific Northwest, the wilds of the Sierra National Forest and the imaginations of Americans.

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Then I would go to Coffee for Sasquatch, which is amazing.

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

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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.

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

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