"or what" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-or what.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} or what
  1. (idiomatic) Or something else; allows for the existence of an unexpressed alternative to what was said. Tags: idiomatic Translations (Translations): albo co (Polish), czy co (Polish), czy jak (Polish), или ка́к (ili kák) [colloquial] (Russian)

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