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Pronoun
what have you
- (colloquial) Any of several additional, unmentioned things
1997, Pete McDonald, Climbing Lessons: Inside Outdoor Education, page 40: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.
2000, Jas Obrecht, Rollin' and Tumblin': The Postwar Blues Guitarists, page 387: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.
2009, David Walliams, Mr Stink:“Like I said on the televisual apparatus, every homeless person has a story to tell,” said Mr. Stink. “That’s mine. I am sorry it didn’t involve spies or pirates or what have you. Real life isn’t like that, I’m afraid. And I didn’t mean to upset you.”
Translations
any of several additional things
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