Complete Definition of "black sheep"

English
Noun
black sheep

  1. a sheep that is black

#idiom a nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person
#idiom a disliked person; one who is disfavored
#:He always was the black sheep in the family, as an artist among doctors and lawyers.

Translations
trans-top|a sheep that is black
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Russian: ���на� ов�а (�órnaja ovcá)
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trans-top|a nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person
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Russian: бела� во�она (b'élaja voróna) /white crow/
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trans-top|a disliked person; one who is disfavored
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Russian: па��ива� ов�а (paršívaja ovcá) /scabby sheep/
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ja:black sheep
vi:black sheep

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