or something

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

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above