whatnot

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  1. noun A minor or unspecified object or article.
  2. noun A set of light, open shelves for ornaments.
  3. pronoun Any of various additional or unspecified things or items: "family differences, differing social origins, and whatnot” (George F. Kennan).

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  • My issues with white clothing are myriad and well-documented: I hate when you can see through white clothes to either your underduds or the pockets or linings or whatnot, and I just can't see spending much money on white pants because oy -- by the end of summer there's sure to be salsa splashes and general shmutz all over them.
  • The mantelshelf, the bookcase, two occasional tables, and a whatnot were crowded with photographs of grateful clients incredibly framed in fretwork, in hammered or patterned silver, in silver filigree upon plush. —  The Case of William Smith - Patricia Wentworth - Miss Silver 14: 1948
  • So I like made the other call to make sure everything was all in order and whatnot, and Foo was all, "Are you sure this is what you want to do?" —  Christopher Moore - You Suck
  • Obviously from people like your parents and coaches and whatnot, they do influence as well.
  • Ok ... from what I understand a lot of animated stuff on tv or whatnot is animated at 12 fps but shot by 2s ... as in every frame is shot / captured or whatever the terminology is twice. —  VideoHelp.com Forum
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