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Noun: black sheep  blak sheep
  1. A reckless and unprincipled reprobate
    "Despite his charm, he was known as the family black sheep due to his wild behaviour";
    - scapegrace [archaic]
     
  2. Sheep with a black coat
    "The black sheep stood out in the flock of white ones"

Derived forms: black sheep

Type of: jumbuck [Austral], miscreant, reprobate, sheep

Encyclopedia: Black sheep