or something

phrase

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

“I think she's a lawyer or something.”

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Meanings

phrase

alternative or anything

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

    I think she's a lawyer or something.

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    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.

    So basically sexperts are reporters about sex, rather than sex professionals. Or something.

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Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
or anything

Origin

Ellipsis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 之類的 /之类的, 什麼的 /什么的
  • 之類的 /之类的 (zhīlèi de)or something like that
  • 什麼的 /什么的 (shénme de)or something like that
Czech nebo něco takového
  • nebo něco takovéhoor something like that
Dutch of zo, of zoiets
  • of zoor something like that
  • of zoietsor something like that
Esperanto aŭ io simila
  • aŭ io similaor something like that
Finnish tai jotain
  • tai jotainor something like that
French ou quelque chose comme ça
  • ou quelque chose comme çaor something like that
German oder so
  • oder soor something like that
Hungarian vagy ilyesmi, vagy olyasmi
  • vagy ilyesmior something like that
  • vagy olyasmior something like that
Italian o giù di lì, o qualcosa del genere
  • o giù di lìor something like that
  • o qualcosa del genereor something like that
Japanese でも, とか
  • でも (demo)or something like that
  • とか (toka)or something like that
Polish czy coś takiego, czy coś w ten deseń
  • czy coś takiegoor something like that
  • czy coś w ten deseńor something like that
Portuguese ou algo parecido
  • ou algo parecidoor something like that
Russian и́ли что́-то в э́том ро́де, что́ ли
  • и́ли что́-то в э́том ро́де (íli štó-to v étom róde)or something like that
  • что́ ли (štó li)or something like that
Spanish o algo así
  • o algo asíor something like that
Turkish falan
  • falanor something like that
Cite this entry
APA

or something. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/or%20something

MLA

“or something.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/or%20something. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “or something,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/or%20something.

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