or something
idiomatic phrase
informal
—used to suggest another name, choice, etc., that is not specified
The man wearing the badge must be a guard or something.
Can I get you a glass of wine or something?
… Art's yard was amazing. Like a park or something, with all kinds of flowers and plants—the kind you only see at the arboretum.—
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Yellow: To beat or outperform someone or something.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
That is as absurd as saying, me, Natacha Karam, is gonna have a small wedding and maybe just get married in a white suit or something.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
No, the point was to experience the warm drop or something similar.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
As Yost explains, there was debate about whether to end with the flames or something different.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
That is as absurd as saying, me, Natacha Karam, is gonna have a small wedding and maybe just get married in a white suit or something.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
No, the point was to experience the warm drop or something similar.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
As Yost explains, there was debate about whether to end with the flames or something different.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Or something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20something. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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