white sheep
a conformist; an ordinary or conventional person
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He is the white sheep of his artistic family.”
“While his siblings traveled the world, he stayed home and became a white sheep by taking a steady office job.”
“In a family of eccentric rebels, he stood out as the white sheep, preferring the comfort of predictable routines and conventional success.”
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black sheep
A nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person, who may be rejected or disdained by others for this reason.
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count sheep
To attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.
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pearly whites
Teeth.
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wash a blackamoor white
To labour in vain, especially so as to present something as better than it really is; to whitewash.
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white bread
Bread made from white flour.
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white coat hypertension
Elevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.
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white hat
A good person; a hero.
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white lie
A deliberately untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result; especially, one which is judged to be better than an overhonest alternative, as for example to remain polite in a superficial social exchange, or to choose one's battles.
Last updated August 10, 2026