constant term:<$container> = 1,2,3; say $container, $container.WHAT; # (1 2 3)(List) say "answer: $container"; # answer: 1 2 3 dd $container; # (1, 2, 3) # note the lack of naming of the container sub s($first, *@rest){ dd $first, @rest; } s($container); # $(1, 2, 3) # Array element = []