some something or other in English

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "some something or other (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "For some reason or other he declined to answer the question.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Everyone recognized its importance in some way or other.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unspecified or indeterminate instance of the “something”."
      ],
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "something or other"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "some something or other"
}

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{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "some something or other (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "something or other"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "For some reason or other he declined to answer the question.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Everyone recognized its importance in some way or other.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unspecified or indeterminate instance of the “something”."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "unspecified"
        ],
        [
          "indeterminate",
          "indeterminate"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "some something or other"
}

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"some something or other" meaning in English

Noun