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

After researching your book, what have you found about people’s common understanding of Rod Serling and “The Twilight Zone” that might not be entirely accurate?

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

“As a mother, I thought, what have you done?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Todd, what have you brought us this year?

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

I’m not foaming at the mouth over the death of cinema or what have you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026

“The gas station! Ay, no. And what have you been eating for dinner? Gasoline?”

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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