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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: what not?

whatnot

 noun
     
what‧not

and whatnot

spoken an expression used at the end of a list of things when you do not want to give the names of everything:
Put your bags, cases and whatnot in the back of the car.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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