what not

noun

Something of the kind, whatever (used to terminate a vague list).

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Meanings

nounwhat not (uncountable)
  1. datedidiomaticuncountableSomething of the kind, whatever (used to terminate a vague list).

    This, following the democratic disposition of the times, was commonly conceived of as an elected body, a municipality, the parliamentary state or what not.

    1931, H G Wells, What are we to do with our lives?
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APA

what not. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20not

MLA

“what not.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20not. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “what not,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20not.

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