Definition of this, that, and the other

this, that, and the other    

noun

• "et cetera," "and so on," "and so on and so forth," etc.

  People may not be ready to buy a new couch if they're moving soon, or if they need to speak with their spouse, or this, that, and the other.

  • See more words with the same meaning: et cetera.

  Last edited on Aug 27 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 27 2018.

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Other terms relating to 'et cetera':
and stuff	Definitions include: et cetera.
yada	Definitions include: et cetera.

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Other terms relating to 'and':
AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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Other terms relating to 'other':
bat for the other team	Definitions include: to be homosexual.
go in one ear and out the other	Definitions include: for something heard to not have any effect.
IOW	Definitions include: acronym for "in other words".
OPP	Definitions include: acronym for "other people's property".
other side of the coin	Definitions include: the opposing perspective.
other woman, the	Definitions include: a woman with whom one has an affair.
OTOH	Definitions include: acronym for "on the other hand".
pull the other one	Definitions include: an expression of disbelief.
see other people	Definitions include: to have date or sex with other people while in a relationship.
SO	Definitions include: acronym for "significant other".
SODDI	Definitions include: acronym for "some other dude did it".
stick (one's) nose in other people's business	Definitions include: to interject one's self into another person's affairs.
whole other ball game	Definitions include: something completely different
whole other ball of wax	Definitions include: an entirely different topic.
your other left	Definitions include: when a person confuses their right and left, used to mockingly inform them.
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Other terms relating to 'that':
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
all that	Definitions include: superior, as good as it gets.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
atta	Definitions include: "that a".
attaboy	Definitions include: interjection of encouragement.
atta girl	Definitions include: interjection of encouragement.
bet that	Definitions include: to approve or agree
bite the hand that feeds	Definitions include: to do something bad to someone that takes care of one.
bugger that for a game of Soldiers	Definitions include: British expression meaning that the speaker doesn't want to do something.
bump that	Definitions include: it means to ignore, let go or pay him/her no attention.
burn that bridge	Definitions include: See burn a bridge.
change that tune	Definitions include: to change what one says about something.
copy that	Definitions include: to understand.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'this':
and you know this, man	Definitions include: of course; definitely.
bag this	Definitions include: someone heavily outmatched in a sporting event may say
Bangin This 4 Sprite	Definitions include: Slang for the phrase "Doing This For Sprite" Compare to: Numbers used to replace words like to, too, for, four, ate, date, straight, hate, faith , startin'and somethin'. Example: From Me 2 U..
blow this joint	Definitions include: to leave.
blow this popsicle stand	Definitions include: to leave.
have a dog in this fight	Definitions include: to have a vested interest in the outcome of a situation.
hitch to this horse	Definitions include: to make one's future success dependent on something.
HTH	Definitions include: acronym for "hope this helps".
ITT	Definitions include: acronym for "in this thread".
let's do this	Definitions include: to agree.
move this fast	Definitions include: signs of a relationship appear sooner than expected.
smurf this	Definitions include: "screw this" or "fuck this".
this and that	Definitions include: assorted things.
this b*tch	Definitions include: "here" or "this place".
this here	Definitions include: this.
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