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ALL meanings of black sheep

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  • countable noun black sheep If you describe someone as the black sheep of their family or of a group that they are a member of, you mean that they are considered bad or worthless by other people in that family or group. 3
  • noun black sheep a person who is regarded as a disgrace or failure by his family or peer group 3
  • noun black sheep a member of a family or group regarded as not so respectable or successful as the rest 3
  • noun black sheep a sheep with black fleece. 1
  • noun black sheep a person who causes shame or embarrassment because of deviation from the accepted standards of his or her group. 1
  • noun black sheep misfit, estranged family member 1
  • noun black sheep sheep with black wool 1
  • noun black sheep Used other than as an idiom: see black,‎ sheep. 0
  • noun black sheep (Idiomatic) a nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person. 0
  • noun black sheep (Idiomatic) a disliked person; one who is disfavored. 0
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