bigfoot

== English == === Verb === bigfoot (third-person singular simple present bigfoots, present participle bigfooting, simple past and past participle bigfooted) (transitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over. (intransitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner. ==== Synonyms ==== (control or manage forcefully): push around (behave in an authoritative manner): pull the strings, swagger === Noun === bigfoot (plural bigfeet) Alternative letter-case form of Bigfoot, a hairy hominid. 2011 November, Helena Nash, "No. 179—Wussy Wookie", The Drink Tank, No. 300, p. 180: 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. (informal) A person with a big footprint; a prominent person, especially a journalist. === References === “bigfoot”, in Collins English Dictionary. “bigfoot”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “bigfoot”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026