"whatnot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɒt.nɒt/ [UK], /ˈwʌt.nɑt/ [US], /ˈʍʌt.nɑt/ [US] Audio: en-us-whatnot.ogg Forms: whatnots [plural]
Etymology: From what + not. Etymology templates: {{af|en|what|not}} what + not Head templates: {{en-noun}} whatnot (plural whatnots)
  1. (countable) A small unspecified object; bric-a-brac (in plural). Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-whatnot-en-noun-8Dth-oF7 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 35 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 35 33
  2. (uncountable) Other related objects or ideas. Tags: uncountable Translations (other related objects or ideas): miegymás (Hungarian), прочее (pročeje) [neuter] (Russian), šta sve ne (Serbo-Croatian), cantinela [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-whatnot-en-noun-ojDEM8zk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 43 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 44 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 46 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 49 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 51 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 32 47 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 46 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 33 47 20 Disambiguation of 'other related objects or ideas': 3 94 2
  3. A freestanding set of shelves on which ornaments are displayed; an etagere. Translations (etagere): étagère (French), etajero (Ido), etażerka [feminine] (Polish), этаже́рка (etažérka) [feminine] (Russian), etagär [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-whatnot-en-noun-en:a_freestanding_set_of_shelves Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 35 33 Disambiguation of 'etagere': 8 10 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: what-not Derived forms: and whatnot

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "[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:",
          "text": "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.",
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        },
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          "ref": "[1994 October 5, Haim Saban, Shuki Levy, “Kaitlin's Front Page”, in VR Troopers, season 1, episode 17, Colonel Icebot (actor), Saban Entertainment:",
          "text": "You call that a warrior? My Cobrot's engines will whip the Troopers into whatnot! She is all cobra!",
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        "(uncountable) Other related objects or ideas."
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          "text": "Herbert[…] made an elaborate inspection of the chimney-piece, the whatnot, the piano-top.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈwʌt.nɑt/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈʍʌt.nɑt/",
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          "text": "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.",
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          "text": "You call that a warrior? My Cobrot's engines will whip the Troopers into whatnot! She is all cobra!",
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      "word": "miegymás"
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      "sense": "etagere",
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}

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