pick-and-mix

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Noun[edit]

pick-and-mix (uncountable)

  1. A large range of items (typically confectionary) from which a personal selection may be made
    • 2019 June 8, Kitty Empire, “Madonna: Madame X review – a splendidly bizarre return to form”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Madonna is in her fourth decade of what we now somewhat suspiciously call appropriation, a pick-and-mix skill set that has previously laid the singer open to accusations of unoriginality or, worse, cultural hijacking.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Often used attributively or as an adjective.