"something like that" meaning in English

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Pronoun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-something like that.wav
Etymology: From something + like + that. Etymology templates: {{com|en|something|like|that}} something + like + that Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} something like that, {{en-pron}} something like that
  1. (euphemistic) An intentionally vague thing, used in answers to leading questions which the speaker wishes to deflect or evade. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-something_like_that-en-pron-rcK3mEHt Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see something, like, that.
    Sense id: en-something_like_that-en-pron-SZYWwGCv
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          "text": "How much did that cost you? Five grand?\nSomething like that, yeah...",
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        {
          "text": "So are you two an item yet?\nEh, something like that.",
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