Etc

'Etc. is an abbreviation for the Latin et cetera, meaning and a bunch of other shit.

Etc. is most often used in arguments - particularly OTI arguments – in place of legitimate supporting evidence. People who like to argue, but are too lazy to actually do any research, often use "etc" as well as "whatever" as the fundamental basis of their argument.

Examples

This article needs moar quality examples. You can help by adding moar quality examples.

• This new SS plan is nothing more than Chile's failure, etc...
• America's Presidents all suck like George W. Bush, etc...
• Post ending in 44 tells me etc...

• Pizza Hut's pizza is way worse then Domino's because they don't have a fast enough delivery, etc...
• Obama is a good president because he does good things like help the economy, etc...
• America sucks because they are fat, racist, stupid, etc...
• Obama is the worst president ever because he is a nazi, nigger, commie, socialist, etc...
• You have no life because all you do is sit there and make me cry on the internet, etc...
• I hate faggots because they're all fucking queers etc...
• To disarm the bomb, you must cut the wire in exactly this order; first the yellow wire, etc...

Pronunciation

Et-setera, et-see, or, to st00pid 13-year-old boys everywhere, Et-ick.

Alternate Spellings

It is not uncommon to see various incorrect spellings, such as "ect.," "&c.," and "ecg." All of these are wrong, and you're a terrorist if you use them.

See Also

• Anecdotal evidence