whatnot

See also: what not and what-not

English

A whatnot or etagere (3)

Alternative forms

• what-not

Etymology

what +‎ not

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒt.nɒt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwʌt.nɑt/, /ˈʍʌt.nɑt/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

whatnot (plural whatnots)

1. (countable) A small unspecified object; bric-a-brac (in plural)
2. (uncountable) Other related objects or ideas.

   At the lexicography club, we welcome all discussion of words and whatnot.

   All of the cakes and whatnot have been laid out, ready for the children's birthday party this afternoon.

   • [2016 October 2, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Julie Weiner, “Police Accountability”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 24, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:

     Now, those are valid frustrations, although as a quick side note, “Murder and Whatnot” would be an amazing CSI spin-off. That’s a watchable show right there.]

   • [1994 October 5, Haim Saban, Shuki Levy, “Kaitlin's Front Page”, in VR Troopers, season 1, episode 17, Colonel Icebot (actor), Saban Entertainment:

     You call that a warrior? My Cobrot's engines will whip the Troopers into whatnot! She is all cobra!]

4. A freestanding set of shelves on which ornaments are displayed; an etagere.
   • 1923, Elizabeth Bowen, “The Lover”, in Encounters, page 119:

     Herbert […] made an elaborate inspection of the chimney-piece, the whatnot, the piano-top.

Derived terms

• and whatnot

 

Translations

other related objects or ideas

• Hungarian: miegymás (hu)
• Russian: прочее (ru) n (pročeje)
• Serbo-Croatian: šta sve ne

etagere

• French: étagère (fr)
• Ido: etajero (io)
• Polish: etażerka (pl) f
• Russian: этаже́рка (ru) f (etažérka)
• Swedish: etagär (sv) c

Further reading

• what-not on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• now that