ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: from the query what not?, from what (I) + not
1.
a. : any of various other things that might also be mentioned
electric refrigerators, washing machines, radios, television sets, or whatnot — F.L.Allen
stockbrokers, solictors, auctioneers, whatnot — John Galsworthy
every aspect — historical, geographical, and whatnot — of tea — Mollie Panter-Downes
some other thing (intuitionism or whatnot ) — J.H.Muirhead
beaches, parks … harbors, and a lot of less worthy government whatnots may benefit — Hale Champion
b. : a nondescript person or thing
the biggest souvenir of all the gimmicks and whatnots … a huge globe — Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican
c. : miscellany
a straggling army of human whatnot (adventurers, scientists, convict laborers) — Time
2. : a light open set of shelves for bric-a-brac