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what_not

what not

See also: whatnot and what-not

English

Noun

what not (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic, dated) Something of the kind, whatever (used to terminate a vague list).
    • 1931, H G Wells, What are we to do with our lives?
      This, following the democratic disposition of the times, was commonly conceived of as an elected body, a municipality, the parliamentary state or what not.