1. this, that, and the other - Noun
2. this, that, and the other - Determiner
this, that, and the other
Particular items belonging to a large, diverse set, but items of the general kind of item indicated.
this, that, and the other pl (plural only)
A wide range of actions, circumstances, characteristics, topics, or other items.
What was life worth, anyway, if you had to sit around remembering not to mention this, that, and the other thing because someone else might be upset? Fritz Leiber
"You say you're supposed to be nice to the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians and the Methodists and this, that, and the other thing. Nonsense, I don't have to be nice to the spirit of the Antichrist." - Pat Robertson, The 700 Club, January 14, 1991. Pat Robertson