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.—

Marilyn Reynolds

Examples of or something in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Alternatively, one arm could be utilized to move the chair forward while the other could be used to hold a smartphone, coffee cup or something else. —

Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024 These women then turn out to be psychopaths who want to kill Carol and breed with Ash in order to, uh, rebuild society or something? —

Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Why does the time change at 2 a.m. instead of, like, midnight or 5 a.m. or something? —

Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2024 If the memoir isn’t meant to reveal what’s happening on the Court at a juncture when its legitimacy is being questioned, then what manner of book is this—a coming-of-age story, a D.C. career guide, a congressional thriller, or something else? —

Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for or something

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