Big Bad Wolf

Cultural  

1. The wicked but ineffectual enemy of the three pigs, who threatens each of them in turn by saying, “I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down!” In some versions of the story, the wolf eats two of the pigs.

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Big Bad Wolf

The climax of "No More Secrets" is predictable: At last the students' parents show up to defeat the Big Bad Wolf.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2023

“The Big Bad Wolf is Amazon now,” said Barbara Kahn, a professor of marketing at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business who has written several books on retailing.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2021

As the fairy tale goes, the Big Bad Wolf huffed and puffed before trying to blow down each of the three little pigs’ homes.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 15, 2021

If the deal goes through, the Big Five publishers will become the Big Four — or, really, an industry version of the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2020

But she’s also a mother who rubbed my back when I was sick and read me stories until I fell asleep and did the best Big Bad Wolf voice in the state of Illinois.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller