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whatnot
[ hwuht-not, hwot-, wuht-, wot- ]
noun
- a stand with shelves for bric-a-brac, books, etc.
- something or anything of the same or similar kind:
sheets, pillowcases, towels, napkins, and whatnot.
whatnot
/ ˈɒˌɒ /
noun
- informal.Also calledwhat-d'you-call-it a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked
- informal.unspecified assorted material
- a portable stand with shelves, used for displaying ornaments, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of whatnot1
Example Sentences
He cited the president's fixation on tariffs and "constrictions on free enterprise, price controls, trade barriers and whatnot — cartelization of the economy, many very bad things."
But what to do with herself next, without all the ribbon cutting and whatnot?
Even if it wasn't crawling with commies, it was considered weak and useless in the fight against the Soviets with its diplomacy, treaties and whatnot.
“I don’t know what he was looking for or whatnot,” Foster said of the Long Beach native who starred at Warren Downey High.
Fans of Nunez’s tartly discursive yet flowing novel will likely miss the snap of its critical observations on literary mind-sets and whatnot.
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