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

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Would that be another episode, or another movie, or something like that. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025 What’s the biggest wild card at Vegas this week, whether a track quirk, a driver or something else? Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 So, there are different levels of types of activity, but some of the more common signs include, for example, a door that rattles and there's not a breeze or something causing it. Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025 Just give him some stocks or something! Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for or something

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of or something was in 1814

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“Or something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20something. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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