How to Pronounce "black sheep"
expression
ˈbɫæk/ /ˈʃip
BLAK-SHEEP
blˈæk/ /ʃˈiːp
BLAK-SHEEP
Definition
Someone in a family or group who is very different from the others and often considered a troublemaker or a source of embarrassment.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɫæk/ /ˈʃip
British English
blˈæk/ /ʃˈiːp
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BLAK-SHEEP
UK
BLAK-SHEEP
Listen in Context
My cousin is the black sheep of our family.
He always felt like the black sheep at school.
Nobody wanted to be the black sheep of the group.
After he dropped out of college, his relatives called him the family’s black sheep.