black and white

See also black-and-white

English

Noun

black and white (plural black and whites)

1. (US, slang, law enforcement) A 1970s police patrol car.
2. A type of giant cookie (about 8 inches diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.

Synonyms

• (police car): panda (British slang)

Translations

slang: police patrol car

• Finnish: piiska (fi)

cookie

• German: Amerikaner (de)

Adjective

black and white

1. (imaging) Representing colours with pure black and white tones or with shades of gray.
   • 2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”:

     The second segment is one of the most audacious and ambitious in “Treehouse Of Horror” history, and not just because it’s in black and white. It’s a parody of King Kong that works spectacularly well because Homer isn’t just ape-like and simian on the inside: he’s ape-like and simian on the outside as well, so it’s not too much of a stretch to imagine the rage-filled man-child as a giant ape with serious anger-control issues.

2. (figuratively) Easily divided into diametrically opposing camps or schools of thought.

Synonyms

• grayscale, greyscale
• monochrome

Translations

black-and-white — see black-and-white