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you name it

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  1. Everything one can think of, as in We've got a crib, highchair, diapers—you name it. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]


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“Commercial paper, money markets, corporate credit, municipal finance, you name it, he addressed the whole ecosystem within days. That was not luck. That was judgment and resolve under extraordinary pressure,” Hutchins said.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

In other cases, they want you to pay money — via cryptocurrency, wire transfer, gift cards, you name it.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

For 12 years, everything was in there: car booster seats for our now high school-age boys, tons of old clothes and shoes, you name it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Hollywood, we all know, is tanking — what with AI, strikes, streaming, high L.A. costs of everything, talent drain, avarice, you name it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He’d salvaged boats that crashed in the treacherous Keys, and claimed the cargo—silver, furniture, silk, you name it.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

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