white sheep

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Noun

white sheep (plural white sheep)

  1. (idiomatic) a conformist; an unusual or conventional person
  2. (idiomatic) a disliked person; one who is disfavored
    I was the white sheep of the family, the straight man.
  3. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see white,‎ sheep.
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