Big Bad Wolf
originally North American
noun
(Usually with the) (the name of) a wolf who is the villain of various nursery stories; (hence allusively ) any threatening or sinister person or thing.
Origin
Early 20th century.
- tribological
- tribologist
- tribology
- triboluminescence
- triboluminescent
- tribometer
- Triborough Bridge
- tribrach
- tribrachic
- tribulation
- tribunal
- tribunate
- tribune
- Tribune Group
- tribune of the people
- tribuneship
- tributary
- tribute
- tribute band
- tricameral
- tricar
- tricarboxylic acid cycle
- tricast
- trice
- Tricel