"or something" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-or something.ogg
Etymology: Ellipsis Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} or something
  1. (idiomatic) Or something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that the preceding word or phrase is vague or not exactly correct in its applicability. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: or anything (english: when used with a negative) Translations (or something like that): 之類的 (Chinese Mandarin), 之类的 (zhīlèi de) (Chinese Mandarin), 什麼的 (Chinese Mandarin), 什么的 (shénme de) (Chinese Mandarin), of zo (Dutch), of zoiets (Dutch), tai jotain (Finnish), oder so (German), vagy ilyesmi (Hungarian), vagy olyasmi (Hungarian), o giù di lì (Italian), でも (demo) (Japanese), czy coś takiego (Polish), и́ли что́-то в э́том ро́де (íli štó-to v étom róde) (Russian), что́ ли (štó li) (note: in a rhetorical question) (Russian), falan (Turkish)
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          "text": "I think she's a lawyer or something.",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "What are you doing?! Are you trying to kill us or something?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "It's not like I hate parks or something; I just think it's too cold outside today.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "ref": "2010, Belle de Jour, Playing the Game, Hachette UK, →ISBN:",
          "text": "So basically sexperts are reporters about sex, rather than sex professionals. Or something.",
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        "Or something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that the preceding word or phrase is vague or not exactly correct in its applicability."
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        "(idiomatic) Or something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that the preceding word or phrase is vague or not exactly correct in its applicability."
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          "english": "when used with a negative",
          "word": "or anything"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "之類的"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhīlèi de",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "之类的"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "什麼的"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shénme de",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "什么的"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "of zo"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "of zoiets"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "tai jotain"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "oder so"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "vagy ilyesmi"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "vagy olyasmi"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "o giù di lì"
        },
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "demo",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "でも"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "czy coś takiego"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "íli štó-to v étom róde",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "и́ли что́-то в э́том ро́де"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "in a rhetorical question",
          "roman": "štó li",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "что́ ли"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "or something like that",
          "word": "falan"
        }
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "之類的"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhīlèi de",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "之类的"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "什麼的"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "什么的"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "of zo"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "of zoiets"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "tai jotain"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "oder so"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "vagy ilyesmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "vagy olyasmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "o giù di lì"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "demo",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "でも"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "czy coś takiego"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "íli štó-to v étom róde",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "и́ли что́-то в э́том ро́де"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "in a rhetorical question",
      "roman": "štó li",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "что́ ли"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "or something like that",
      "word": "falan"
    }
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