Phrase guide

half and half

adj · adv · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

In equal parts; half

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adv

Meaning 2

In two equal parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • She ordered her coffee with cream and a splash of half and half.
  • They went half and half on the cost of dinner.
  • The solution was made of water and milk in equal half and half parts.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.

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.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.

A pizza with two different sets of toppings, one on each half.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.

A person of mixed race or with dual nationality.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.

A combination of both rice and chips as an accompaniment to a curry, as opposed to one or the other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.

A combination of beer and ale (or similar alcoholic drinks) in equal quantities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, uncountable

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.

Both oral sex and vaginal sex performed in sequence by a prostitute

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Usage: countable, slang, uncountable

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10

noun

Meaning 10

A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.

A mixture of half lemonade and half iced tea.

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Usage: US, countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: Arnold Palmer

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11

noun

Meaning 11

A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.

A cup of coffee with the equivalent of half a packet of sugar and half a creamer of cream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, Western, countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: miti mota — Translations
  • Bulgarian: поравно (poravno) — in equal parts
  • Chinese Cantonese: 對半 /对半 (deoi3 bun) — in equal parts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 對半 /对半 (duìbàn) — in equal parts
  • German: halbe-halbe — in equal parts
  • Irish: leath má leath — in equal parts
  • Irish: leath is leath — in equal parts
  • Polish: fifty-fifty — in equal parts
  • Polish: pół na pół — in equal parts
  • Russian: попола́м (popolám) — in equal parts
  • Scottish Gaelic: leth mar leth — in equal parts
  • Spanish: mitimiti — in equal parts
  • Spanish: miti miti — in equal parts
  • Spanish: miti mota — in equal parts
  • Spanish: miti y miti — in equal parts
  • Spanish: a medias — in equal parts
  • Spanish: mitad y mitad — in equal parts
  • Spanish: de por medio — in equal parts
  • Spanish: mitimota — in equal parts
  • Turkish: yarı yarıya — in equal parts
  • Spanish: miti miti — a mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions