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and so forth

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    idiom
    Used at the end of a list to say there are more things like the ones named.

    For the picnic, bring plates, cups, napkins, and so forth.

    My little brother asks about planets, stars, black holes, and so forth all day long.

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Origin

This phrase is very old. It was already used in Old English as "and swā forþ".