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–noun

1.	a stand with shelves for bric-a-brac, books, etc.

2.	something or anything of the same or similar kind: sheets, pillowcases, towels, napkins, and whatnot.

[Origin: 1530–40; from the phrase what not?

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what·not Audio Help (hwŏt'nŏt', hwŭt'-, wŏt'-, wŭt'-) Pronunciation Key
n.

A minor or unspecified object or article.
A set of light, open shelves for ornaments.

pron. Any of various additional or unspecified things or items: "family differences, differing social origins, and whatnot" (George F. Kennan).

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
whatnot

1540, "anything," from what + not. As the name of a furniture item, first attested 1808, so named for the objects it is meant to hold.

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whatnot
noun
miscellaneous curios [syn: bric-a-brac]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈwhatnot noun

such things
Example: He told me all about publishing and whatnot.

Arabic:	أشياء كهذِه
Chinese (Simplified):	诸如此类
Chinese (Traditional):	諸如此類
Czech:	to ostatní
Danish:	jeg ved ikke hvad
Dutch:	wat al niet
Estonian:	ja nii edasi
Finnish:	ja muuta sellaista
French:	truc
German:	solche Sachen (pl.)
Greek:	και τα σχετικά
Hungarian:	amit akarsz
Icelandic:	því um líkt
Indonesian:	hal seperti itu
Italian:	(cose simili), (cose del genere)

Japanese:	～など
Korean:	그밖의 그런 류의 것
Latvian:	viss kas; nezin kas
Lithuanian:	panašūs dalykai
Norwegian:	slikt noe, greier
Polish:	i tym podobny
Portuguese (Brazil):	coisas assim
Portuguese (Portugal):	coisas dessas
Romanian:	câte şi mai câte
Russian:	всё прочее
Slovak:	neviemčo ešte
Slovenian:	tovrstne stvari
Spanish:	esas cosas, cosas de ese tipo
Swedish:	allt möjligt, jag vet inte vad
Turkish:	ve benzerleri, vesaire

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Whatnot

What"not\, n. [See the Note under What, pron., 5.] A kind of stand, or piece of furniture, having shelves for books, ornaments, etc.; an ['e]tag[`e]re.

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