Big Bad Wolf

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɪɡ bæd ˈwʊlf/

Noun

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

fictional evil wolf

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

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