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Definition of the Big Bad Wolf noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Big Bad Wolf

noun

/ðə ˌbɪɡ bæd ˈwʊlf/

/ðə ˌbɪɡ bæd ˈwʊlf/

[singular] (informal)

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a dangerous and frightening enemy
Word OriginFrom the wolf in several children’s stories and the song Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

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