Meaning of Bigfoot in English:

Bigfoot

Pronunciation /ˈbɪɡfʊt/

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nounplural noun Bigfeet

1A large, hairy, ape-like creature resembling a yeti, supposedly found in north-western America.
Also called Sasquatch
‘If the Bigfoot creatures across the United States are really out there, then each passing day should be one day closer to their discovery.’
- ‘Miller is interested in the philosophical, social and metaphorical implications that the Bigfoot creature represents.’
- ‘This legendary critter has been known as the Bigfoot, Meh-Teh, and Sasquatch.’
- ‘Giant and apelike in appearance, it would be easy to mistake Bigfoot for a hairy tree or NBA player.’
- ‘Like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, most of the evidence for Champ's existence rests on eyewitness testimony.’
- ‘The feature that distinguishes the Bigfoot matter is the purported resemblance of this hairy creature to humans.’
- ‘If only these creatures were, like Bigfoot, just a myth.’
- ‘Whereas creatures such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster may or may not be hoaxes, the Cardiff Giant certainly was a hoax.’
- ‘Shot in Bluff Creek, California, it shows a Bigfoot striding through a clearing.’
- ‘The North American Science Institute claims it has spent over $100,000 to prove the film is of a genuine Bigfoot.’
- ‘But don't worry, the gigantic 15 inch footprints won't belong to the elusive Bigfoot, but Britain's tallest ever man.’
- ‘He was dubbed the name Bigfoot for his large, muscular, body structure.’
- ‘Like Bigfoot, he is glimpsed only occasionally, on grainy videotape, which feeds his myth.’
- ‘First, Patterson told people he was going out with the express purpose of capturing a Bigfoot on camera.’
- ‘So you've memorized the famous Patterson footage of a grainy Bigfoot.’
- ‘Do they represent additional evidence of the legendary Bigfoot or something else entirely?’
- ‘A large cast was made of the impression, said to contain the body print of a reclining Bigfoot.’
- ‘Other respondees thought this predicted the appearance of Yeti or Bigfoot.’
- ‘He's the owner of a roadside stand in the middle of the Everglades, who seems involved in every sighting of Florida's Bigfoot in his area.’
- ‘The Bigfoot myth, Nickell suggests, is fueled by human hopes and fears.’
2
(also bigfoot)
US informal A prominent or well-known journalist.
- ‘the media bigfeet who mock him’
- ‘It's easy to take Mitch Berg for granted, since he's of the of the bigfoots in the local blogosphere.’
- ‘The August media bigfoot now tapes web video stand-ups.’
- ‘A 48-year-old reporter laboring away in obscurity for a tiny afternoon is no one's idea of a media bigfoot.’
- ‘He's living a pundit's dream by being frequently cited—not just by fellow bloggers, but by media bigfeet.’
- ‘Along with other media bigfeet, I chatted up Rummy and CIA chief George Tenet, both of whom were in on the secret of the capture of Saddam a few hours before.’
- ‘His combination of brains and bravery—even in the face of his grave miscalculation regarding Dean—when viewed against the smug, shallow self-satisfaction of the media bigfeet who mock him, redounds enormously to Gore's benefit.’
- ‘The bigfoot news media seems to be realizing now that there are stories to tell about Obama, especially from his days in Chicago.’
- ‘All four of the bigfoot political reporters on Meet the Press this morning picked Mondale to win the Mondale/Coleman senate race.’
- ‘Likewise, when the press bus is stranded in the middle of the humid night miles from the campaign, these bigfoot journalists might as well have lost their songlines in the outback.’
- ‘A couple bigfoot journalists added that they sleep well at night, confident that they asked the “tough” questions.’

verb

(also bigfoot)

[with object] informal US

Dominate or upstage.
- ‘she was never tempted to bigfoot the project’
- ‘these moves are early efforts at bigfooting potential challengers’
- ‘Without Murdoch there bigfooting the other moguls, his No. 2, Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin, had a chance to sweet-talk them.’
- ‘The first lady bigfooted her out of the Senate race.’
- ‘He will not get bigfooted on matters relating to health care policy.’
- ‘It has no industrial uses and private holdings in the world are bigfooted by the central banks.’
- ‘Jack Straw bigfooted her with his own announcement to build three, very large, titan prisons.’
- ‘And you have my word I'm not bigfooting them.’
- ‘As if bigfooting her punch line was going to impress her.’
- ‘She would bigfoot her way onto other people's beats.’
- ‘Because Jenna had probably been worried about Cassidy em>bigfooting her.’
- ‘Is Nas's boss bigfooting him to steal his thunder?’