bigfoot

Definitions


[ˈbɪɡfʊt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large, hairy, ape-like creature resembling a yeti, supposedly found in north-western America

- a prominent or well-known journalist
(e.g: the media bigfeet who mock him)


Phrases:

Origin:
1950s: from the size of the creature's footprints (the term is recorded from the mid 19th century as a nickname for a person with large feet)


[ˈbɪɡfʊt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- dominate or upstage
(e.g: she was never tempted to bigfoot the project)


Phrases:

Origin:
1950s: from the size of the creature's footprints (the term is recorded from the mid 19th century as a nickname for a person with large feet)




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