Black and white

adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    Easily divided into diametrically opposing camps or schools of thought. figuratively, idiomatic
Adjective
  1. 1
    not having or not capable of producing colors wordnet
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a black-and-white photograph or slide wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 6
    A kind of ice cream soda with chocolate and vanilla flavors.

Etymology

Etymology 1

The police car sense reflects a traditional livery scheme for such cars.

Etymology 2

The police car sense reflects a traditional livery scheme for such cars.

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