salt-and-pepper

adjective

salt-and-pep·​per ˈsȯlt-ən(d)-ˈpe-pər How to pronounce salt-and-pepper (audio)
: having black-and-white or dark and light color intermingled in small flecks
a salt-and-pepper suit
a salt-and-pepper beard

Examples of salt-and-pepper in a Sentence

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The get-up featured a salt-and-pepper wig as well, although Cardi opted to ditch the idea. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 May 2025 Dark glasses shielded his eyes, while salt-and-pepper tufts flecked his goatee. Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 May 2025 These days, de Blasio most often makes the news for his love life or for such momentous moves as dyeing his salt-and-pepper crewcut. Eric Lach, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 Smith, who has salt-and-pepper hair and silver stubble, has spent much of the past year raising capital and traipsing around the Mediterranean, looking for a square kilometre of coastal land that could fit a thousand houses and offer optimum beach access and airport proximity. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt-and-pepper

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of salt-and-pepper was in 1835

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“Salt-and-pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt-and-pepper. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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salt-and-pepper

adjective
: having dark and light color intermingled in small flecks
a salt-and-pepper beard
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