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Idioms  

1. Whatnot, or any other thing that might be mentioned, as in They've stocked wine, beer, soda, or whatever, or You can stay or leave, or whatever. [Early 1900s]

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Example Sentences

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Today’s hottest stocks have very long durations since they pay small or no dividends and dangle distant profits when they’re expected to dominate AI or space or whatever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Even if you did not like the political observations of some of those magazines, essays, critiques, poetry or whatever was in ther, these are feelings from the people, and they’re protected under the First Amendment.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

I had to, you know, take it on the chin, or whatever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

"It's great that people can go out and enjoy it, go to the beach or whatever, but for me it's a completely different story," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

"Let's look at it from a different angle. What if the barrette fell and got stuck there some other time? Like last week or last month or whatever?" she said out loud.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene