Noun: black sheep blak sheep
- A reckless and unprincipled reprobate
"Despite his charm, he was known as the family black sheep due to his wild behaviour";
- scapegrace [archaic]
- 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