half and half

See also: half-and-half

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

half and half (not comparable)

1. In equal parts; half

Adverb

half and half (not comparable)

1. In two equal parts.

Translations

in equal parts

• Bulgarian: поравно (poravno)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 對半／对半 (deoi³ bun)

  Mandarin: 對半／对半 (zh) (duìbàn)

• German: halbe-halbe (de)
• Irish: leath má leath, leath is leath
• Russian: попола́м (ru) (popolám)
• Scottish Gaelic: leth mar leth
• Turkish: yarı yarıya (tr)

Noun

half and half (countable and uncountable, plural half and halfs)

1. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.
   1. (US) A mixture of cream and milk often used in coffee, defined by the US Food and Drug Administration to contain between 10.5% and 18% milk fat.

      Coordinate terms: double double, triple triple

   2. A mixture of two alcoholic beverages, most frequently those brewed from malt, such as porter and ale or mild and bitter beers, in about equal parts; also used for equal parts of an alcoholic beverage and water.
   3. A pizza with two different sets of toppings, one on each half.
   4. A person of mixed race or with dual nationality.
   5. (UK, Ireland) A combination of both rice and chips as an accompaniment to a curry, as opposed to one or the other.
   6. (UK) A combination of beer and ale (or similar alcoholic drinks) in equal quantities.
   7. (slang) Both oral sex and vaginal sex performed in sequence by a prostitute
   8. (US) A mixture of half lemonade and half iced tea.

      Synonym: Arnold Palmer

   9. (Western Canada) A cup of coffee with the equivalent of half a packet of sugar and half a creamer of cream.

Quotations

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See also

• fifty-fifty, go Dutch
• go halfsies, go halves, halfsies
• six of one, half a dozen of the other

References

• Cream & milk sense legally defined in US government regulations, CFR Title 21, Volume 2, (21CFR131.180), PP 303-304.