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you name it

you name it pronoun: all kinds of things; expresses that further examples are unnecessary, often after a short list of items.

Pronoun

you name it

  1. (idiomatic, informal) All kinds of things; expresses that further examples are unnecessary, often after a short list of items.
    • There were ducks, geese, swans, you name it on the lake.
    • - What can you buy over the Internet?
      - You name it.

Questions about you name it

What does you name it mean?
You name it means all kinds of things; expresses that further examples are unnecessary, often after a short list of items.
What part of speech is you name it?
You name it is a pronoun.

Words near you name it in the dictionary

  1. you man
  2. you miss 100% of the shots you don't take
  3. you must be fun at parties
  4. you must be new here
  5. you must spoil before you spin
  6. you name it
  7. you never know
  8. you never know what you've got till it's gone
  9. you never miss the water till the well runs dry
  10. you never miss the water until the well runs dry
  11. you OK

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