informal added as a reference to an unspecified alternative similar to the thing mentioned
you look like you just climbed a mountain or something
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or something
informal
— used to suggest another name, choice, etc., that is not specified
Are you crazy or something?
You can probably clean that stain with club soda or something. [=or something like that]
The man wearing the badge must be a guard or something.
Can I get you a glass of wine or something?
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Main Entry: ↑something
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He's a factory supervisor or something.
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‘Who said so?’ ‘Oh, somebody or other. I can't remember who it was.’
Useful english dictionary. 2012.