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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The signals that tell us that something is missing, or something is wrong.
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Quantum computing uses quantum bits or qubits which can be zero, one or something in between.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Is this for the same part, or something entirely different?
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Dec. 2024
This suit from the 2000 men’s collection, or something like it, would be show-stopping, much like those sultry CK billboards.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
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Janice Marturano, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Quantum computing uses quantum bits or qubits which can be zero, one or something in between.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Is this for the same part, or something entirely different?
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Dec. 2024
This suit from the 2000 men’s collection, or something like it, would be show-stopping, much like those sultry CK billboards.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Or something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20something. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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