and whatnot
And similar things
And whatnot is a vague closer signaling that a list could continue with similar items: We talked about work and family and whatnot.
It suggests the speaker considers the remaining items obvious or not worth specifying.
Sometimes dismissive, implying the details don't matter much: She was going on about her diet and whatnot.
- etceteraIndicating additional items
- doodadUnnamed small object
- miscellaneousOf mixed composition
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- sundriesAssorted minor items
kind of · thingamajig · thingy · doohickey · thingumabob · bit · assorted · paraphernalia · you know · or something · stuff · filler · you name it · catchall · sort of · clutter · random · like
and whatnotspecifically
In a precise manner
namely · precisely · in particular · exclusively · only
and whatnotet cetera
Indicates additional unspecified items
and so forth · and the like · among other things · including but not limited to · viz.
not, what, and, whatever, whatnot, notwithstanding, whatsit, whatsoever, whatchamacallit