blobsquatch sighting
- noun
- Neologism
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avistamiento de blobsquatch
- Online forums are full of blurry photos labeled as the latest blobsquatch sighting.
Examples
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After camping in the woods, they claimed to witness a blobsquatch sighting near the lake.
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The blobsquatch sighting was reported in the local newspaper.
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The documentary featured a supposed blobsquatch sighting.
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Did you hear about the latest blobsquatch sighting?
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After camping in the woods, they claimed to witness a blobsquatch sighting near the lake.
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Online forums are full of blurry photos labeled as the latest blobsquatch sighting.
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The blobsquatch sighting was reported in the local newspaper.
Synonyms
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3.8
Seeing or noticing something, often from a distance
How Credible
Surface Forms
Morphology
blobsquatch + sighting
The headword 'sighting' is fully transparent, but 'blobsquatch' is a nonce/creative blend not found in dictionaries. Its constituents (blob + -squatch/Sasquatch) give a hint of meaning, so a learner familiar with those parts could infer it refers to a claimed sighting of a blob-like creature, but many B1 learners will not know the cultural element '-squatch' or recognize the coinage, so the meaning is only partially predictable.
Etymology
The noun blobsquatch sighting comes from combining blob, a blurry shape in a photo, and squatch, short for Sasquatch, the big, hairy creature. One popular story says people would spot a fuzzy blob in a picture and call it a creature, so a blobsquatch sighting now means a 'claimed sighting' based on 'unclear' photos.