Skip to content

and all that

phrase

Used at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.

“She listens to punk rock, screamo, death metal and all that.”

Similar

et ceteraand so on and so forthand that

Ask AI about this wordChatGPT Claude Perplexity Google AI Grok

Meanings

phrase

informalUsed at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.
She listens to punk rock, screamo, death metal and all that.
1 more example
Harry Maguire's angry protests at not being awarded a corner gave those Welsh fans behind the goal immense pleasure. Small victories, and all that.
2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnline
Synonyms: et cetera, and so on and so forth, and that

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseUsed at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.

Similar

et ceteraand so on and so forthand that

Also see

all that and all and all this and that

Cite this entry

APA

and all that. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20all%20that

MLA

“and all that.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20all%20that. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “and all that,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20all%20that.

Source: and all that on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.