you name it

English

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

you name it

1. (informal, idiomatic) All kinds of things; expresses that further examples are unnecessary, often after a short list of items.

   There were ducks, geese, swans, you name it on the lake.

   - What can you buy over the Internet?
   - You name it.

   • 2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 114:

     By Monday afternoon we were finished - loadwise, physically, mentally, you name it, we'd had a gutful of it.

Descendants

• → Danish: you name it
• → German: you name it

Translations

you name it

Finnish: vaikka mitä; vaikka missä, vaikka minne (of places or locations) German: such es dir aus, such dir was aus, was auch immer Spanish: etcétera (es) Swedish: you name it

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English you name it.

Pronunciation

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Phrase

you name it

1. (informal) you name it
   • 2016, Peter H. Fogtdal, Skabsoptimisten, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     Her vokser timian, rosmarin, you name it ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2010, Anders Oehlenschlæger, Kakamega, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 403:

     'Vi kan simpelthen ikke finde den mindste indikation i mandens bevægelsesmønster, hans evalueringsskemaer fra Miljø- & Energiministeriets, hans militærpapirer, hans bankopgørelser, hans telefonsamtaler – you name it.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2013, Per Nielsen, Søren Sorgenfri, Per Nielsen: 4 - Brøndby for evigt, Art People, →ISBN:

     Men i dag er det eksploderet. Du kan spille alle vegne. På computeren, mobiltelefonen, iPad. You name it.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2011, Jan Gintberg, Gintbergs verden, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Portrætter, bøger, noveller, burgermenuer, you name it.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English you name it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juː neːm ɪt/

Phrase

you name it

1. (colloquial) you name it
   • 2017, Robert Karjel (unknown translator), Der Vermittler: Thriller, Blanvalet Taschenbuch Verlag →ISBN

     Jemand lachte: »Wir waren alles: Fahrer, Soldaten, Fahrzeugtechniker, you name it.«

     Someone laughed: "We were everything: drivers, soldiers, technicians of means of transport, you name it.

   • 2009, Håkan Nesser, translated by Christel Hildebrandt, Mensch ohne Hund: Roman, btb Verlag, →ISBN:

     Wahrscheinlich eine ganze Menge. Irritation, Unruhe. Befürchtungen, Frustration, you name it.

     Probably quite a lot. Irritation, unrest. Misgivings, frustration, you name it.

   • 2015, Christian Vogt, Lizenz zu Leben: Geschichten - Gedanken - Geheimnisse, neobooks, →ISBN:

     Schwer zu sagen, was es ist – der Humor, die Herkunft, Interessen, you name it.

     It is difficult to say what it is - the humour, the origins, interests, you name it.

   • 2009, Stieg Larsson, Verblendung: Roman, Heyne Verlag, →ISBN:

     Aber denk noch mal nach: Die Wennerstroem Group ist ein Investmentunternehmen, das mit allem Möglichen handelt, womit man schnell gute Geschäfte machen kann – Wertpapiere, Optionen, Valuta ... you name it.

     But just think it over: The Wennerstroem group is an investment company, which deals in anything with which one may quickly make good deals - security papers, options, currency ... you name it.

   • 2014, Rüdiger Esch, Electri_City: Elektronische Musik aus Düsseldorf, Suhrkamp Verlag, →ISBN:

     Trans Europa Express war alles: retro, futuristisch, melancholisch, technisch, zeitlos, modern, traditionell, zukunftsweisend - you name it.

     Trans Europa Express was everything: retro, futuristic, melancholic, technical, timeless, modern, traditional, to-the-future-pointing - you name it.

   • 2015, Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Kerstin Hartmann, Wie in einem Spiegel: Krimi, S. Fischer Verlag, →ISBN:

     Doch, ein paar Gastauftritte in Oslo, natürlich, Stavanger, Haugesund, you name it.»

     A few guest performances in Oslo, of course, Stavanger, Haugesund, you name it.