or whatever

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

Kerstin Rudd said the delay meant that if there had been any evidence of what happened that night it had been "washed away with the rain or whatever".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Belt-tighteners didn’t want to commit the $2 or $3 million or whatever and go through the trouble.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Yours might be shaved carrots, cucumber slices or whatever leafy green you actually want to eat without convincing yourself.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

DoubleWood, or whatever name the company will announce later this quarter, also stands to make money from real estate development and deals for solar, carbon storage, and minerals.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

I supposed gentlemen traveled with their valets, or whatever persons like Plunkett were called.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck