"or not" meaning in All languages combined

See or not on Wiktionary

Particle [English]

IPA: [ɔ˨ nɔt˨] [Singapore], [ə.nɔt˨] [Singapore]
Etymology: Influenced by Chinese 是不是 (shìbùshì, “whether or not”), forming a question, and similar interrogative expressions with 不, 無/无, 唔 and other dialectal synonyms. Etymology templates: {{der|en|zh|是不是|t=whether or not}} Chinese 是不是 (shìbùshì, “whether or not”), {{m|zh|不}} 不, {{m|zh|無}} 無/无, {{m|zh|唔}} 唔 Head templates: {{head|en|particle|head=|sort=}} or not, {{en-particle}} or not
  1. (Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial) Final interrogative particle, forming a yes/no question from a declarative statement. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial Synonyms: is it, anot, ornot [Singapore]
    Sense id: en-or_not-en-particle-C9wQXyVY Categories (other): Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, English particles, Manglish, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Manglish: 60 20 20 Disambiguation of Singlish: 79 13 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Phrase [English]

Audio: en-us-or not.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} or not
  1. Emphasizes that a particular claim or idea makes no difference regarding what can or has happened.
    Sense id: en-or_not-en-phrase-CZLwASHe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 34 31
  2. A sardonic response to a new event that contradicts what the speaker has just stated. Related terms: on second thought
    Sense id: en-or_not-en-phrase-DncEyHGQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 34 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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