half-and-half 1 adj. As much one thing as the other. We asked the coach if more boys than girls were interested in debating, and he said it was about half-and-half. The show last night was neither very good nor very poor just half-and-half.
Compare: FIFTY-FIFTY.
half-and-half 2 n. A mixture of milk and cream in equal parts, used with cereal or coffee. John uses half-and-half with his cereal, but his wife, who is dieting, uses milk.