what have you

Idioms  

1. What remains and need not be mentioned; and the like. For example, The display room is full of stereos, TV's, and what have you. Although first recorded in 1920, this expression uses an archaic form of putting a question (using have you instead of do you have) as a noun clause, and what in the sense of “anything that.” The synonym who knows what is much older, dating from about 1700; for example, When we cleaned out the tool shed we found old grass seed, fertilizer, and who knows what other junk. Also see or whatever.

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what have you

Would you say he’s overly dismissive of criticism that the show isn’t funny, or what have you, not edgy enough, simply because he has heard it all before?

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

If you have a loved one with dementia, what have you found helpful in slowing the progression?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

"My first words were, what have you admitted to Theo? And he said, 'uh, I don't know'," said Mr Rose.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025

In short, when it comes to the AI stocks that have powered this rally, the question isn’t what have you done for me lately, but what will you do for me…eventually?

From Barron's ● Dec. 6, 2025

“If you mean, Miss Havisham, what have you done to injure me, let me answer. Very little. I should have loved her under any circumstances. Is she married?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens