What have you

Pro Tip 1/3

List Extender

Use 'what have you' to add an open-ended quality to a list without listing everything.

We need eggs, milk, bread, what have you, for the recipe.

Pro Tip 2/3

Colloquial Usage

'What have you' is casual; it's more common in spoken or informal writing than in formal texts.

On weekends, I like to go hiking, biking, fishing, what have you.

Pro Tip 3/3

Speech Flow

It's a conversational tool that keeps the flow of speech going without pausing for thought.

She's always busy with meetings, reports, presentations, what have you.