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Black Sheep

nounid 16844·updated May 18, 2026
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a reckless and unprincipled reprobate

polysemousMWE

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Variants

synonym
scapegrace
plural
Black Sheeps
possessive
Black Sheep's
pluralpossessive
Black Sheeps'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
sheep with a black coat
§2
a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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