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

So once bosses incorporate the feedback, they should go back to the individual and ask, “I have been working on your feedback. I’ve changed XX. I’m curious, what have you noticed?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Todd, what have you brought us this year?

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 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

“The devil is in it if you cannot answer distinctly. I again demand, what have you to say?”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë