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big bad

The main villain or antagonist in a fictional work. In the case of a TV show, the big bad typically influences most of, if not the entire, season, rather than just one episode. The term was popularized by the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Who's the big bad this season on Supernatural? I've only ever seen that actress in "girl next door" type roles, but she is an incredible big bad on this show. That weird fog is part of a spell cast by this season's big bad.
See also: bad, big
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The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale is returning to Sri Lanka for the third consecutive year.
KARACHI -- The World's Biggest Book Sale the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale has officially launched its very first sale in Karachi at the Expo Centre following its success in Lahore.
KARACHI -- 'I have died and gone to book heaven,' said a customer at the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, a book fair of Malaysian books, which opened in Hall 5 of the Karachi Expo Centre here on Thursday.
The World's Biggest Book Sale - the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale has officially launched its very first sale in Karachi at the Expo Centre following its success in Lahore.
KARACHI -- The World's Biggest Book Sale - the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale has officially launched its very first sale in Karachi at the Expo Centre following its success in Lahore.
The dispute centred on the 59-year old's decision to set up Big Bad Wolff Ltd, a personal service company (PSC), in 2005.
Big Bad Wolf is back with another million books-and this time they've taken their deals and discounts (50 to 90 percent off) to Pampanga.
The Big Bad Wolf Taiwan features 2 million books and is underway at the New Taipei City Exhibition Hall, running 24 hours a day until June 17, with free entry.
LAHORE -- The 'Big Bad Wolf Book' company launched its first book fair here at the Lahore Expo Centre on Thursday.
LAHORE -- The world's biggest book sale by the Big Bad Wolf Books opened at Lahore's Expo Centre on Thursday.
The world's biggest 24-hour book sale, the Big Bad Wolf Sale, will begin in Lahore on April 19.
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In "The Bug Who Thought He Lost His Buzz: What Happens When the Big Bad Beast Stings" Bugsy, the bee, no longer feels his buzz, so, he goes to the hospital to see what is the matter.
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