Big Bad Wolf

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪɡ bæd ˈwʊlf/

Noun

Big Bad Wolf (plural Big Bad Wolves)

1. An evil fictional wolf that appears in fairy tales or fables.
2. (figuratively) Someone blamed for causing problems; a scapegoat.

   Synonym: bogeyman

Derived terms

• big bad (noun)

Related terms

• big and bad (adj)

Translations

fictional evil wolf

• Amharic: ትልቅ መጥፎ ተኩላ (təlḳ mäṭfo täkula)
• Arabic: ذِئْب كَبِير سَيِّئ m (ḏiʔb kabīr sayyiʔ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大灰狼 (dàhuīláng)

• Dutch: Grote Boze Wolf m
• Esperanto: granda malbona lupo
• Finnish: Iso Paha Susi
• French: grand méchant loup m
• German: der Böse Wolf m
• Greek: Κακός Λύκος m (Kakós Lýkos)
• Hebrew: זאב גדול ורע m (z'év gadól vará)
• Italian: lupo cattivo m
• Japanese: 大きな悪いオオカミ (Ōkina warui ōkami)
• Korean: 큰 나쁜 늑대 (keun nappeun neukdae)
• Persian: گرگ بد گنده (gorg-e bad-e gonde)
• Polish: wilk (pl) m
• Portuguese: Lobo Mau m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: Lobo Feroz m
• Swedish: Stora stygga vargen
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can
• Welsh: Blaidd Mawr Drwg

Further reading

• “Big Bad Wolf”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.