Definition
Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.
Origins
Dates back at least to Old English and swā forþ.
In Context
- "Don't forget to pack weather items appropriate for the climate: sunscreen, rain gear, and so forth."
- "[David] Wain packs They Came Together with supporting characters, most of them variations on stock rom-com archetypes—the exes, the siblings, the co-workers, the yuppie parents, and so forth."
Also Said As
- and so on
- etc.
- et cetera
See Also
- and a partridge in a pear tree