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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

I think the main reason for the hate is because a lot of people started to try it that weren’t doing it, or whatever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Sure, many other countries go to war with similar motives, fantasizing the conflicts are about freedom or religion or whatever.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Whether it was batting or bowling or whatever he was doing.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Amazingly, the hippie, whose name was Leo, was quite angry that I didn’t spend more time carving mandolin struts or warping boards or whatever it was I was supposed to be doing up there.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt