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A skookum is a variety of mountain giant or monster similar to the Sasquatch or Bigfoot. [3] In the surviving Chinuk-Wawa spoken in Grand Ronde, Oregon, this variant is pronounced differently—skoo-KOOM—but when used in English with this meaning, it is pronounced the same way as the "big and strong" meaning.
There are annual Bigfoot-related conventions and festivals, and the creature notably plays a role in Pacific Northwest tourism, such as the annual "Sasquatch Daze" held for several years in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia and the Oregon "Bigfoot Festival" held in Troutdale, Oregon which draws thousands in attendance from all over.
Bigfoot (/ ˈ b ɪ ɡ f ʊ t /), also commonly referred to as Sasquatch (/ ˈ s æ s k w æ tʃ, ˈ s æ s k w ɒ tʃ /), is a large, hairy mythical creature said to inhabit forests in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.
A Facebook post by the Arizona Department of Transportation has touched off an intense frenzy of social media speculation.
Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others. The local ...
Sasquatch is another name for Bigfoot, an ape-like creature of North American folklore. Sasquatch may also refer to: Sasquatch (band), an American metal band; Sasquatch (comics), two related superhero characters in Marvel Comics; Sasquatch (TV series), docuseries on marijuana and bigfoot in Mendocino County, California
The Sasquatch — as one might guess given its history — went unnoticed by some in the Royals dugout. That included manager Matt Quatraro, who said Tuesday he had yet to see the beast in left field.
Yowie is one of several names for an Australian folklore entity that is reputed to live in the Outback.The creature has its roots in Aboriginal oral history. In parts of Queensland, they are known as quinkin (or as a type of quinkin), and as joogabinna, [1] in parts of New South Wales, they are called Ghindaring, jurrawarra, myngawin, puttikan, doolaga, gulaga and thoolagal. [1]