The Black Sheep
The odd one
The black sheep is the member of a family or group who is considered disreputable, disappointing, or a misfit—the one who doesn't conform to expectations or standards the others maintain.
The phrase comes from literal black sheep, whose dark wool was less commercially valuable.
He was the black sheep of the family, always getting into trouble while his siblings excelled.
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- rebelAuthority defier
- misfitOne who doesn't fit in
- odd one outItem unlike the rest
- familyRelated people together
flock · wool · different · stand out · shame · family shame · odd · scapegoat · bad apple · outsider · estranged · wayward · wild child · disgrace · loner · lone wolf · herd · deviant
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