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What is a black sheep?

What is a black sheep? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see black,‎ sheep.
  2. (idiomatic) a nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person
  3. (idiomatic) a disliked person; one who is disfavored
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I'm happy enough to be the black sheep of the team, just like I'm the most downwardly mobile member of my family.
All families are untidy, with their unsolved mysteries, unspoken secrets, black sheep and messy relationships.
I'm already a black sheep as it is, I didn't need to be pushed out further.
What we are is a family and like every family we have some black sheep and our behaviour is sometimes totally unacceptable.
Sarah is the free spirit black sheep of a rich family who is known for her impulsive, spontaneous personality.
At this time Germany and Russia were the black sheep of the European community, so a rapprochement between them seemed only natural.

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