What does "bigfoot" mean?

An individual creature of this type.

Bigfoot

Common synonyms include: sasquatch, bigfoots, bigfoots, north american wood ape, north american wood ape, pull strings.

//ˈbɪɡˌfʊt// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
An individual creature of this type.
"My answer to those who believe that all Bigfoot are just huge cuddly Ewoks is to remind them that there is plenty of evidence that every member of the great apes family […] has exhibited hostility […]."
2
Alternative letter-case form of Bigfoot, a hairy hominid. alt-of
"I mean, for the love of the Force, he's a bigfoot with a gun; how come he's not the baddest badass in the Empire? Instead we get a walking carpet who sucks at board games and has a fetish for restraints."
3
A person with a big footprint; a prominent person, especially a journalist. informal
"And he's living a pundit’s dream by being frequently cited—not just by fellow bloggers, but by media bigfeet."

Verb

1
Alternative letter-case form of bigfoot. alt-of
2
To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over. capitalized, informal, sometimes, transitive
"Most recently, Allen bigfooted Walter out of the way to explore a merger with SBC Communications, Inc., the largest of the regional Bells."
3
To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner. capitalized, informal, intransitive, sometimes
"Later, Dick Cheney was Bigfooting around the West Wing, looking for heads."

Proper Noun

1
A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar to the yeti, said to live in the wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest.
"This imprint was made either Wednesday night or early Thursday morning by "Big Foot"."