catch·all

[kach-awl]
noun
1.
a bag, basket, or other receptacle for odds and ends.
2.
something that covers a wide variety of items or situations: The list is just a catchall of things I want to see or do on vacation.
adjective
3.
covering a wide variety of items or situations: The anthology is a catchall collection.

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase catch all

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catchall
1838, from catch (v.) + all.
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Catchall is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example sentences
The defendant argues that the identification cards and driver's licenses were
  seized pursuant to the catchall language.
Clearly this last factor is a catchall for complicated social developments, and
  it also overlaps with some of the others.
Family literacy has become a catchall phrase for a variety of activities
  including story hours and book distribution projects.
Pop culture is a catchall culprit, blamed for everything from pediatric obesity
  to global warning.
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