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

But Handsome thought that Duane said “a hair” —H-A-I-R—“emergency” that involved filaments such as fur or fuzz or wool or whatever grows off one’s skin.

From Literature

“Jay Berry,” Mama said in a firm voice, “I don’t care what you say, you put that monkey, or whatever it is, in the corn crib this minute. Lock the door and keep it locked!”

From Literature

“Humans are trouble dressed up pretty. Especially that greedy idiot King Barf-a-hew or whatever his silly name is.”

From Literature

“Finest human name I’ve ever heard. They always get so romantic and sentimental,” she said, as if she were talking about some other creatures and not my own kind, “giving names as if their children were something fancy to eat: Bartholomew Archibald Reginald Fish Head, or whatever—it’s all nonsense. All you need is a sound to distinguish one from the other.”

From Literature

It’s like oxygen, like when the air is being sucked out of the room by your circumstances, your trauma, your pain or whatever.

From Los Angeles Times