Definitions for whatnot
ˈʰwʌtˌnɒt, ˈʰwɒt-, ˈwʌt-, ˈwɒt-what·not

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bric-a-brac, knickknack, nicknack, knickknackery, whatnotnoun

   miscellaneous curios

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whatnotnoun

   A small unspecified object; bric-a-brac (in plural)

2. whatnotnoun

   Other related objects or ideas.

3. whatnotnoun

   A freestanding set of shelves on which ornaments are displayed.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whatnot

   A what-not is a piece of furniture derived from the French étagère, which was exceedingly popular in England in the first three-quarters of the 19th century. It usually consists of slender uprights or pillars, supporting a series of shelves for holding china, ornaments, trifles, or "what nots", hence the allusive name. In its English form, it is a convenient piece of drawing room furniture, and was rarely valued for its aesthetic.

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1. whatnot

   A whatnot is a term used to refer to an item or items that are not named specifically, often because they are considered to be of minor importance or are hard to describe accurately. It's similar in usage to "thingamajig" or "stuff". This word can also refer to a piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whatnotnoun

   a kind of stand, or piece of furniture, having shelves for books, ornaments, etc.; an etagere

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whatnot

   hwot′not, n. a piece of furniture with shelves for books, &c., so called because used to hold anything: anything, no matter what.

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1. • Curio

How to pronounce whatnot?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of whatnot in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of whatnot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of whatnot in a Sentence

1. Washington Masters champion Jordan Spieth:

   He (Day) was fine, he didn't say much (in the scorer's hut, he just signed his card and we told him to get some rest and water and whatnot.

2. Chris Poon:

   I've got to tell you, the heated jacket works wonders, you buy one, it has batteries and whatnot, and it heats up, it's almost like a heated glove.

3. Lance Strubing:

   We tried to get him out for about 10 minutes or so, i tried putting the thing on its side, trying to get him to shift his legs and whatnot, but we just couldn't get him back out.

4. Project Veritas:

   People dont know theyre being lied to, but these tapes show that the top-down approach to media, they show Jeff Zucker telling people what to cover, whatnot to cover -- calling [ Giuliani ] a useful idiot there, telling them for political reasons dontcover certain stories, fox News host Sean Hannity, these are the times that try mens souls and I think if you go one direction, you lose your conscience, another direction, you lose your livelihood. But there are brave people like the person we worked with regarding CNN who are willing to be citizen journalists, willing to expose these sorts of things.

5. Eric Johnson:

   We've done things that we need to do in the moment that we take public safety seriously here, and I think that, you know, sort of flies in the face with some cities that have done in response to some of the defund the police movement and whatnot.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=whatnot
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Whatnot
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatnot
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whatnot
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=whatnot