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Sasquatch

Sasquatch

20 9.9
A large, hairy, humanlike creature said to live in remote forests in northwest United States and Canada
  • noun
  • /ˈsæskwɑtʃ/
  • Literature
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  • Well, I have incredible news because a new Bigfoot sighting shows clear video evidence of Sasquatch walking.
  • Sasquatch, Yeti
  • Sasquatch, a Bigfoot
  • Sasquatch Music Festival

We, we don't really know mysterious creatures like Yetis or Sasquatches or I don't know, whatever.

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Examples

  • At least believers in Sasquatch/Bigfoot have that fuzzy Patterson-Gimlin footage from 1967 to hang their hopes on.

    Blog text (24)
  • Some of the stories go back to the Indians, centuries-about a large ape-like creature they called sasquatch.

  • There is no such thing as Sasquatch.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Now, do I personally believe in sasquatch?

  • You put an APB out for Sasquatch?

  • Hikers often claim to have seen a Sasquatch roaming in the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest.

  • Many documentaries explore the existence of Sasquatch, examining various sightings reported by people.

  • Local folklore in Canada features tales about Sasquatch, describing it as a mysterious creature that avoids human contact.

Synonyms

Bigfoot
vsSasquatch
  • Literature
64 8.6

A large, hairy creature like a human that people say lives in remote forests

is the same creature term but serves as an alternative name

Surface Forms

Sasquatch singular
Sasquatches plural

Etymology

Sasquatch comes from a local Indigenous word sásq’ets, which means 'wild man' or 'hairy man'. So, Sasquatch today names the large, hairy creature—also called Bigfoot—that people say lives in the remote forests of the northwestern United States and Canada.