the "Wolf" (male part)

E204868

The "Wolf" (male part) is the flirtatious male singer in the call-and-response duet "Baby, It’s Cold Outside," who playfully tries to persuade his female counterpart to stay with him.

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the "Wolf" (male part) canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
song character ⓘ
appearsInWork "Baby, It’s Cold Outside" ⓘ
artForm music ⓘ
associatedSeason winter holidays ⓘ
associatedWithTheme reluctant parting ⓘ
romantic persuasion ⓘ
winter evening ⓘ
contrastsWith Mouse (female part in "Baby, It’s Cold Outside") ⓘ
createdBy Frank Loesser ⓘ
creationPeriod 1940s ⓘ
culturalDiscussion often cited in debates about consent and gender roles in classic pop songs ⓘ
dialogueForm duet ⓘ
dialogueStructureRole initiator of persuasion ⓘ
duetPartner Mouse (female part in "Baby, It’s Cold Outside") ⓘ
emotionalTone charming ⓘ
insistent ⓘ
fictionalStatus non-literal persona used for performance ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext private performance by Frank Loesser and Lynn Garland ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
interactionStyle flirtatious ⓘ
playful ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterPopularizedByFilm "Neptune’s Daughter" (1949) ⓘ
lyricalMode call-and-response ⓘ
lyricalOpposition Mouse’s expressed reluctance to stay ⓘ
lyricalPerspective first-person ⓘ
medium song lyrics ⓘ
musicalFunction leads many of the persuasive lines ⓘ
musicalTradition American popular song ⓘ
nameOrigin stage direction nickname "Wolf" used for male part ⓘ
narrativeFunction pursuer in romantic dialogue ⓘ
performanceRequirement male vocalist ⓘ
persuasionTactic downplays social consequences of staying ⓘ
emphasizes cold outside ⓘ
offers more drinks ⓘ
portrayedBy various male vocalists in different recordings ⓘ
primaryGoal persuade Mouse to stay longer ⓘ
relationshipToMouse romantic interest ⓘ
roleIn "Baby, It’s Cold Outside" ⓘ
settingContext cold weather ⓘ
indoor cozy environment ⓘ
targetAudiencePerception varies from playful suitor to problematic pursuer depending on interpretation ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext holiday music programming ⓘ
vocalType male singer ⓘ

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside → characterRole → the "Wolf" (male part) ⓘ