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 little mountain icon – sometimes with a sun or cloud in the background, other times crossed out or broken – has become the standard symbol, across digital platforms, to signal something missing or something to come.
—Christopher Schaberg, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
Pop Idol or something to be famous.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
So, maybe something at a spa, maybe a massage or something, and a hike or something in nature, and then just swimming, relaxing at the hotel.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Twitter didn’t come along until Season 8 or something, literally.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
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Christopher Schaberg, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
Pop Idol or something to be famous.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
So, maybe something at a spa, maybe a massage or something, and a hike or something in nature, and then just swimming, relaxing at the hotel.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Twitter didn’t come along until Season 8 or something, literally.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Or something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20something. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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