Big Bad Wolf
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Big Bad Wolf (plural Big Bad Wolves)
- An evil fictional wolf that appears in fairy tales or fables.
- (figuratively) Someone blamed for causing problems; a scapegoat.
- Synonym: bogeyman
Translations edit
fictional evil wolf
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Further reading edit
- “Big Bad Wolf”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.