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misc

misc

1 7.7
A place where you keep different small items together
  • noun
  • /mɪsk/
  • Informal
translation icon : miscelánea
  • I created a Misc. folder on my computer to store all the files that didn't fit into other categories.

But that being said, we have sex relationships, LGBTQ plus feminism, which is also kind of being used as just miscellaneous and bodies.

Examples

  • You know, life in life, we need junk drawers and miscellaneous accounts because not everything fits into some sort of grand scheme all the time.

  • At the garage sale, there was a table labeled Misc. where various items were for sale.

  • Across the page was written "Misc."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I opted for "Street Views, Misc."

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Just a few miscellaneous random things.

  • We have rent, then we have shopping and miscellaneous, just entertainment, everything from going around the city and transportation.

  • I have all the lip products here, eye stuff here, miscellaneous stuff here, and sheet masks here.

  • I think this is going to be just my miscellaneous items, random bins like tights.

  • We've got our eyeliners, other miscellaneous eyeshadow products.

  • This crate is full of the miscellaneous varieties and or like there's a couple of huge clumps of Colorado Classic, which I could have divided.

Synonyms

stuff
vsmisc
  • Informal
1.0

Things a person owns or carries

is an informal label for items grouped without a specific category
odds and ends
vsmisc
  • Informal
9 2.8

Small leftover things that you keep, like old keys or bits of paper

applies to grouped items generally, not only small leftovers
catchall
vsmisc
3 6.7

A small container where you keep loose things like keys and pens

is instead a term for the grouped items rather than the container
miscellany
vsmisc
  • Literature
1 7.9

A group of different small things like papers or photos

is informal and wider, covering files or tasks as well as items
ragbag
vsmisc
1 7.1

A collection of different, unrelated items

is similar but used more as a casual name for grouped items
miscellanea
vsmisc
  • Literature
9.1

A collection of different pieces of writing or small items

is a casual grouping term for all kinds of uncategorized items

Surface Forms

misc singular
misc plural
miscellaneous singular

Etymology

Misc used as a noun comes from the same Latin root miscere 'to mix' and is like the word mix. So a misc folder or box is simply a place for a 'mixed' group of items that do not fit another category.