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or something (like that)

informal

Definition

A2 used to show that what you have just said is only an example or you are not certain about it: She works for a bank or something. Why don't you go to a movie or something?Similar and the sameDescribing people with the same qualities
(Definition of or something (like that) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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