- Also called: what-d'you-call-it
a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked unspecified assorted material a portable stand with shelves, used for displaying ornaments, etc
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what•not /ˈhwʌtˌnɑt, ˈhwɑt-, ˈwʌt-, ˈwɑt-/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- anything of the same or similar kind:Bring sheets, towels, and whatnot.
what•not
(hwut′not′, hwot′-, wut′-, wot′-),USA pronunciation n.
- Furniturea stand with shelves for bric-a-brac, books, etc.
- something or anything of the same or similar kind:sheets, pillowcases, towels, napkins, and whatnot.
- from the phrase what not? 1530–40
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