black sheep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person, who may be rejected or disdained by others for this reason.
A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy.
A worker who refuses to strike; a scab.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, sheep.

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black sheep

eccentric free spirit heteroclite individualist maverick misfit nonconformist offbeat bad apple

golden child

dark horse prodigal son red-headed stepchild white sheep

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