Black sheep
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| - | {{Template}}'''Black sheep''' is a [[Pejorative|derogatory]] [[colloquialism]] in the [[English language]] meaning an [[outsider]] or one who is different in a way which others disapprove of or find odd. This can be someone who has been [[Shunning|shunned]] by others, or one who has chosen to be an outsider, due to actions and aims that separate them from the rest of the people or "flock". A typical example might be a family member who has chosen to follow a religion other than that of the rest of his family. | + | {{Template}} |
| + | '''Black sheep''' is a [[Pejorative|derogatory]] [[colloquialism]] in the [[English language]] meaning an [[outsider]] or one who is different in a way which others disapprove of or find odd. This can be someone who has been [[Shunning|shunned]] by others, or one who has chosen to be an outsider, due to actions and aims that separate them from the rest of the people or "flock". A typical example might be a family member who has chosen to follow a religion other than that of the rest of his family. | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | * [[Black swan theory]] | ||
| + | * [[Glossary of sheep husbandry]] | ||
| + | * [[Scapegoat]] | ||
| + | * [[The Ugly Duckling]] | ||
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Black sheep is a derogatory colloquialism in the English language meaning an outsider or one who is different in a way which others disapprove of or find odd. This can be someone who has been shunned by others, or one who has chosen to be an outsider, due to actions and aims that separate them from the rest of the people or "flock". A typical example might be a family member who has chosen to follow a religion other than that of the rest of his family.
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