this, that, and the other thing

English

Noun

this, that, and the other thing pl (plural only)

  1. Alternative form of this, that, and the other.
    • 1824, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 14, in St.Ronan's Well:
      "I aye took your part when folk miscaa'd ye, and said ye were this, that, and the other thing."
    • 1911, Upton Sinclair, Love's Pilgrimage, Book 14:
      They insisted upon knowing how this, that, and the other thing would be done in the Cooperative Commonwealth.
    • 1965 September 30, Sherwood Schwartz, “Little Dictator” (17:11–17:26 from the start), in Gilligan's Island‎[1], season 2, episode 3, spoken by “Gilligan” and “El Presidente Rodriguez” (Bob Denver and Nehemiah Persoff):
      Gilligan: I would like to promise you [the people of the island]…
      Gilligan: I… I'd like to promise you, uh… Just a second! (whispers)
      Rodriguez: Promise dem “dis, dat, 'n' dee oda ting.”
      Gilligan: I promise you this, that, and the other thing!
    • 2002 September 16, Lee Dembart, “For the record”, in New York Times‎[2], retrieved 23 April 2013:
      [W]hen people called and wanted to know how I intended to vote or what my opinion was on this, that and the other thing, I used to decline to talk to them.
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