black and white

== English == === Etymology === The police car sense reflects a traditional livery scheme for such cars. === Pronunciation === === Noun === black and white (plural black and whites) (US, slang, law enforcement) A police patrol car. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:police vehicle (US, slang, by extension) The police, a police officer or the clothing they wear. A type of giant cookie (about eight inches in diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate. Synonym: half-moon A kind of ice cream soda with chocolate and vanilla flavors. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Black Maria === Adjective === black and white (comparative more black and white, superlative most black and white) Alternative form of black-and-white (of an image, a video, etc: in black, white, and perhaps shades of grey, rather than in colour) (figuratively, idiomatic) Easily divided into diametrically opposing camps or schools of thought. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (divisive dichotomization): black hat, white hat, gray hat, gray area us versus them, us-and-them