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and what-not

and what-not is the alternative form of and whatnot.

Meaning of and whatnot

Phrase

and whatnot

  1. (idiomatic) And so on; et cetera.
    • In the old, old days when men were wiser than they are in these times, there lived a great philosopher and magician, by name Nicholas Flamel. Not only did he know all the actual sciences, but the black arts as well, and magic, and what not.1895, Howard Pyle, “Empty Bottles”, in Twilight Land

Questions about and what-not

What is and what-not the alternative form of?
And what-not is the alternative form of and whatnot.

Words near and what-not in the dictionary

  1. and the horse you rode in on
  2. and the like
  3. and then everyone clapped
  4. and then everyone on the bus clapped
  5. and then some
  6. and what-not
  7. and whatnot
  8. and your little dog too
  9. and'll
  10. and's
  11. and/or

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