what have you
what have you pronoun: any of several additional, unmentioned things.
Pronoun
what have you
- Any of several additional, unmentioned things.
- He also had a room strewn with the toys of the trade and what-have-you: ropes and ironmongery, buoyancy aid and bagpipes, fetid socks and half-eaten haggises, dumbbells and ski-instructor sweaters.1997, Pete McDonald, Climbing Lessons: Inside Outdoor Education, page 40
- So you might not have a million-seller every time, 'cause you're not movin' around and what have you, but at least you'll have a good track record.2000, Jas Obrecht, Rollin' and Tumblin': The Postwar Blues Guitarists, page 387
Forms of what have you
| alternative form | what-have-you |
|---|---|
| alternative form | whathaveyou |
Questions about what have you
- What does what have you mean?
- What have you means any of several additional, unmentioned things.
- What part of speech is what have you?
- What have you is a pronoun.
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