Phrase guide

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phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Or something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that the preceding word or phrase is vague or not exactly correct in its applicability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

Examples

  • I think she's a lawyer or something.
  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Ellipsis.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: zad — or something like that
  • Chinese Mandarin: 之類的 /之类的 (zhīlèi de) — or something like that
  • Chinese Mandarin: 什麼的 /什么的 (shénme de) — or something like that
  • Czech: nebo něco takového — or something like that
  • Dutch: of zo — or something like that
  • Dutch: of zoiets — or something like that
  • Esperanto: aŭ io simila — or something like that
  • Finnish: tai jotain — or something like that
  • French: ou quelque chose comme ça — or something like that
  • German: oder so — or something like that
  • Hungarian: vagy ilyesmi — or something like that
  • Hungarian: vagy olyasmi — or something like that
  • Italian: o giù di lì — or something like that
  • Italian: o qualcosa del genere — or something like that
  • Japanese: でも (demo) — or something like that
  • Japanese: とか (toka) — or something like that
  • Polish: czy coś takiego — or something like that
  • Polish: czy coś w ten deseń — or something like that
  • Portuguese: ou algo parecido — or something like that
  • Russian: и́ли что́-то в э́том ро́де (íli štó-to v étom róde) — or something like that
  • Russian: что́ ли (štó li) — or something like that
  • Spanish: o algo así — or something like that
  • Turkish: falan — or something like that