pick 'n' mixn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpɪk (ə)n(d) ˈmɪks/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɪk ən ˈmɪks/

Forms: 1900s– pick and mix, 1900s– pick-and-mix, 1900s– pick 'n' mix, 1900s– pick 'n mix. Also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pick v.¹, 'n' conj.², mix v.

Etymology: < pick v.¹ + 'n' conj.² + mix v.With forms in and compare and conj.¹

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A wide range of items or elements, esp. sweets and other types of food, from which a personal selection can be made; a miscellaneous selection. Also attributive or as adj.

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1939 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 15 Feb. 7/7 (advt.) Pick and mix your costumes to your heart's content!]

1958 News (Frederick, Maryland) 26 Nov. 7/4 (advt.) Make Your Own Selection From Our Pick 'n' Mix Candy Asst.

1974 Times 8 July 27/1 8.35. Pick 'N Mix: Ronald Fletcher with recollections.

1978 Times 4 Nov. 10/3 A ‘pick and mix’ case for individual selection from a list of 10 different sherries and Montillas.

1988 New Phytologist 110 601/2 The pick-and-mix transcendentalism which replaced more critical philosophies in much of the post-1968 counter-culture.

2004 Scotsman (Nexis) 27 Sept. 28 In came Taggart actor Colin McCredie to present a neat pick 'n' mix of classics from the season ahead.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pick n mix
释义	pick 'n' mixn.adj. Brit. /ˌpɪk (ə)n(d) ˈmɪks/, U.S. /ˈˌpɪk ən ˈmɪks/ Forms: 1900s– pick and mix, 1900s– pick-and-mix, 1900s– pick 'n' mix, 1900s– pick 'n mix. Also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pick v.¹, 'n' conj.², mix v. Etymology: < pick v.¹ + 'n' conj.² + mix v.With forms in and compare and conj.¹ colloquial (originally U.S.). A wide range of items or elements, esp. sweets and other types of food, from which a personal selection can be made; a miscellaneous selection. Also attributive or as adj. ΚΠ 1939 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 15 Feb. 7/7 (advt.) Pick and mix your costumes to your heart's content!] 1958 News (Frederick, Maryland) 26 Nov. 7/4 (advt.) Make Your Own Selection From Our Pick 'n' Mix Candy Asst. 1974 Times 8 July 27/1 8.35. Pick 'N Mix: Ronald Fletcher with recollections. 1978 Times 4 Nov. 10/3 A ‘pick and mix’ case for individual selection from a list of 10 different sherries and Montillas. 1988 New Phytologist 110 601/2 The pick-and-mix transcendentalism which replaced more critical philosophies in much of the post-1968 counter-culture. 2004 Scotsman (Nexis) 27 Sept. 28 In came Taggart actor Colin McCredie to present a neat pick 'n' mix of classics from the season ahead. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1958
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