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A black sheep stands out from the flock. The Black Sheep from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose by William Wallace Denslow. In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in.
Frederick Jester Barnes (31 May 1885 – 23 October 1938) was an English music hall singer known for his signature song, "The Black Sheep of the Family", which he first performed in 1907. Although popular on stage, Barnes became infamous for his erratic private life and was often named in frequent controversies reported by the press.
La Rabouilleuse (The Black Sheep), an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac "Die schwarzen Schafe" (translated as "Black Sheep"), a 1951 short story by Heinrich Böll; Black Sheep (Heyer novel), a 1966 novel by Georgette Heyer; Black Sheep, a 2013 novella by Susan Hill; Black Sheep, a 2013 young adult novel by Na'ima B. Robert
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Sheep also enter in colloquial sayings and idiom frequently with such phrases as "black sheep". To call an individual a black sheep implies that they are an odd or disreputable member of a group. [172] This usage derives from the recessive trait that causes an occasional black lamb to be born into an entirely white flock. These black sheep were ...
"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" is an English nursery rhyme, the earliest printed version of which dates from around 1744. The words have barely changed in two and a half centuries. The words have barely changed in two and a half centuries.