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Sasquatch
noun
Sas·quatch
ˈsa-ˌskwach
-ˌskwäch
: a hairy creature like a human being reported to exist in the northwestern U.S. and western Canada and said to be a primate between 6 and 15 feet (1.8 and 4.6 meters) tall
called also bigfoot
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Officials with the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office say the two men had gone into the Cascade Range hunting for Sasquatch.
—Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
The bodies of two Oregon men looking for Sasquatch were found in a forest in Washington state following a three-day search for them, state officials announced Saturday.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Two men were found dead after searching for Sasquatch in Washington state.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
What To Know In the early hours of Christmas Day, around 1 a.m., the Skamania County Communications Center received a report of two missing individuals who had been searching for Sasquatch and were expected to return home on Christmas Eve.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
The film will also reunite Kravitz with Mad Max: Fury Road co-star Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & the Six, Under the Bridge, Zola), who previously appeared in the Zellner brothers Sasquatch Sunset.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
Two men from Portland died searching for Sasquatch during Christmas week, according to officials.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
The Stinky Sasquatch has followed him to his new physical therapy center, now that he's graduated from the pro bono clinic.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
Fred Benenson is a tech investor and founding employee of Kickstarter who executive-produced such quirky indie projects as Sasquatch Sunset and the 2019 documentary The Emoji Story.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Halkomelem (Salishan language of southwestern British Columbia) sésq̓əc
First Known Use
1929, in the meaning defined above
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“Sasquatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sasquatch. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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Sasquatch
noun
Sas·quatch
ˈsas-ˌkwach
-ˌkwäch
: bigfoot
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