The interspersing of housing for one type of occupant in an urban area that predominantly contains housing for another type. Especially in early use: (NZ) the policy of interspersing state-financed homes for Maori tenants in a predominantly non-Maori area.
Origin
1960s. From pepperpot + -ing, likening the policy to sprinkling pepper on food.
Definition of pepperpotting in US English:
pepperpotting
nounˈpɛpəˌpɒtɪŋ
NZ
The interspersing of housing for one type of occupant in an urban area that predominantly contains housing for another type. Especially in early use: (NZ) the policy of interspersing state-financed homes for Maori tenants in a predominantly non-Maori area.
Origin
1960s. From pepperpot + -ing, likening the policy to sprinkling pepper on food.