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or something en · X

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Ellipsis.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, informal) Or something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that the preceding word or phrase is vague or not exactly correct in its applicability.
   • What are you doing?! Are you trying to kill us or something?
   • It's not like I hate parks or something; I just think it's too cold outside today.
   • I think she's a lawyer or something.
   • So basically sexperts are reporters about sex, rather than sex professionals. Or something. 2010, Belle de Jour, Playing the Game, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

Forms

Translations (23)

cmn 什麼的 /什么的 (or something like that) · nl of zo (or something like that) · cs nebo něco takového (or something like that) · fr ou quelque chose comme ça (or something like that) · ru что́ ли (or something like that) · hu vagy ilyesmi (or something like that) · pt ou algo parecido (or something like that) · pl czy coś w ten deseń (or something like that) · eo aŭ io simila (or something like that) · it o qualcosa del genere (or something like that) · it o giù di lì (or something like that) · az zad (or something like that) · ru и́ли что́-то в э́том ро́де (or something like that) · tr falan (or something like that) · cmn 之類的 /之类的 (or something like that) · pl czy coś takiego (or something like that) · nl of zoiets (or something like that) · ja とか (or something like that) · ja でも (or something like that) · es o algo así (or something like that) · fi tai jotain (or something like that) · hu vagy olyasmi (or something like that) · de oder so (or something like that)