Big Bad Wolf

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

Translations

fictional evil wolf

Amharic: ትልቅ መጥፎ ተኩላ (təlḳ mäṭfo täkula) Arabic: ذِئْب كَبِير سَيِّئ‎ m (ḏiʾb kabīr sayyiʾ) Chinese: Mandarin: 大灰狼 (dài huī láng) 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 Spanish: Lobo Feroz m Swedish: Stora stygga vargen Welsh: Blaidd Mawr Drwg

Further reading

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