Bigfootn.

Brit.

/ˈbɪɡfʊt/, U.S.

/ˈbɪɡˌfʊt/

Inflections: Plural Bigfeet, Bigfoots.

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: big adj., foot n.

Etymology: < big adj. + foot n.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

1. A name or nickname for: a person having large feet.

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1833 Ohio Repository 26 Apr. Big Foot, a renowned chief of the Wyandott tribe, who derived his name from the immense size of his feet.

1870 J. C. Duval Adventures Big-Foot Wallace xxxviii. 236 I would rather be called ‘Big-Foot Wallace’ than ‘Lying Wallace’.

?a1958 F. B. Farris From Rattlesnakes to Road Agents (1985) 44 Bigfoot was not a drinking man, but when celebrating with his old comrades he would come home slightly inebriated.

2000 A. Bourdain Kitchen Confid. (2001) 94 The first thing I did was ask my old pal Bigfoot if he could lend me 25 bucks.

2. (A name for) a large, hairy, manlike creature supposedly inhabiting the north-western United States and western Canada. Cf. sasquatch n.Bigfoot and Sasquatch are used to denote the same supposed creature, with the latter term being more common in Canada.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > miscellaneous hairy and man-like

yahoo1842

sasquatch1929

Bigfoot1958

yowie1976

1958 Sacramento (Calif.) Union 6 Oct. 1/7 If Bigfoot is humanoid..the creature would..weigh 450 to 550 pounds.

1973 R. Fiennes Headless Valley iv. 81 The straightforward humanoid toes of the North American bigfoot.

1991 P. Fussell BAD 52 A group of zoologists has formed the International Society of Cryptozoology..to examine reports of outré creatures like yetis, bigfeet, and Loch Ness monsters.

1998 Daily Tel. 15 Dec. 12/5 North American folklore maintains that the Sasquatch, or Bigfoot, lurks in remote mountains.

3. Journalism slang. A prominent or well-known reporter or columnist.

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society > communication > journalism > journalist > [noun]

gazetteer1611

newsmaker1648

diurnalist1649

diurnaller1661

gazette-writera1678

journalist1693

journalier1714

couranteer1733

magazine-writer1787

diarian1800

hack1803

pressman1818

print journalist1965

journo1967

newsperson1973

Bigfoot1980

1980 Washington Post 21 Jan. a2/4 A Washington-based media heavy is a ‘Big Foot’.

1994 Amer. Spectator Aug. 27/1 Bedazzled by Salinger's celebrity, Arledge offered him a post in Paris as a roving bigfoot for the network news division.

1999 N.Y. Mag. 20 Sept. 37/1 Despite the number of old-media bigfoots who have recently joined the Web gold rush, some staffers say high-tech glamour may not be enough.

2004 Nation 1 Mar. 12/2 The smug, shallow self-satisfaction of the media bigfeet who mock him.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bigfoot
释义	Bigfootn. Brit. /ˈbɪɡfʊt/, U.S. /ˈbɪɡˌfʊt/ Inflections: Plural Bigfeet, Bigfoots. Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: big adj., foot n. Etymology: < big adj. + foot n. Originally and chiefly U.S. 1. A name or nickname for: a person having large feet. ΚΠ 1833 Ohio Repository 26 Apr. Big Foot, a renowned chief of the Wyandott tribe, who derived his name from the immense size of his feet. 1870 J. C. Duval Adventures Big-Foot Wallace xxxviii. 236 I would rather be called ‘Big-Foot Wallace’ than ‘Lying Wallace’. ?a1958 F. B. Farris From Rattlesnakes to Road Agents (1985) 44 Bigfoot was not a drinking man, but when celebrating with his old comrades he would come home slightly inebriated. 2000 A. Bourdain Kitchen Confid. (2001) 94 The first thing I did was ask my old pal Bigfoot if he could lend me 25 bucks. 2. (A name for) a large, hairy, manlike creature supposedly inhabiting the north-western United States and western Canada. Cf. sasquatch n.Bigfoot and Sasquatch are used to denote the same supposed creature, with the latter term being more common in Canada. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > miscellaneous hairy and man-like yahoo1842 sasquatch1929 Bigfoot1958 yowie1976 1958 Sacramento (Calif.) Union 6 Oct. 1/7 If Bigfoot is humanoid..the creature would..weigh 450 to 550 pounds. 1973 R. Fiennes Headless Valley iv. 81 The straightforward humanoid toes of the North American bigfoot. 1991 P. Fussell BAD 52 A group of zoologists has formed the International Society of Cryptozoology..to examine reports of outré creatures like yetis, bigfeet, and Loch Ness monsters. 1998 Daily Tel. 15 Dec. 12/5 North American folklore maintains that the Sasquatch, or Bigfoot, lurks in remote mountains. 3. Journalism slang. A prominent or well-known reporter or columnist. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > journalist > [noun] gazetteer1611 newsmaker1648 diurnalist1649 diurnaller1661 gazette-writera1678 journalist1693 journalier1714 couranteer1733 magazine-writer1787 diarian1800 hack1803 pressman1818 print journalist1965 journo1967 newsperson1973 Bigfoot1980 1980 Washington Post 21 Jan. a2/4 A Washington-based media heavy is a ‘Big Foot’. 1994 Amer. Spectator Aug. 27/1 Bedazzled by Salinger's celebrity, Arledge offered him a post in Paris as a roving bigfoot for the network news division. 1999 N.Y. Mag. 20 Sept. 37/1 Despite the number of old-media bigfoots who have recently joined the Web gold rush, some staffers say high-tech glamour may not be enough. 2004 Nation 1 Mar. 12/2 The smug, shallow self-satisfaction of the media bigfeet who mock him. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1833
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