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Black and white
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- 1 Alternative form of black-and-white (of an image, a video, etc: in black, white, and perhaps shades of grey, rather than in colour) alt-of, alternative
"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 Easily divided into diametrically opposing camps or schools of thought. figuratively, idiomatic
- 1 not having or not capable of producing colors wordnet
- 1 A police patrol car. US, slang
"[T]he news bunny ran up to him, saying, "Officer, did you have trouble catching up with Batman? Was it an exciting chase?" The surfer cop struck a semi-heroic pose for the camera and said, "Weak sauce." Then he quickly walked Batman to the black-and-white, where he was put into the backseat."
- 2 a black-and-white photograph or slide wordnet
- 3 The police, a police officer or the clothing they wear. US, broadly, slang
"Them punk motherfuckers in black and white ain't the only motherfuckers I gots to fight."
- 4 communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) wordnet
- 5 A type of giant cookie (about eight inches in diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.
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- 6 A kind of ice cream soda with chocolate and vanilla flavors.
Etymology
The police car sense reflects a traditional livery scheme for such cars.
The police car sense reflects a traditional livery scheme for such cars.
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