or so
idiom
—used to say that a number, amount, etc., is not exact
We plan to stay a week or so.
Tickets cost $20 or so.
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His family plans to release at least three more sets of Color Honeymooners DVDs in the next year or so.
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After all, those years and years of cooking only make the food taste better—or so Grandma says.
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Brittany Romano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 July 2025
Logan Cooley, Utah Mammoth Over the last year or so, Utah has distinguished itself from the Arizona era with a willingness to spend.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 July 2025
His family plans to release at least three more sets of Color Honeymooners DVDs in the next year or so.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
After all, those years and years of cooking only make the food taste better—or so Grandma says.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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