something or other

English

Noun

something or other (uncountable)

1. Something unspecified or indeterminate, or whose name is forgotten or immaterial.
   • 2000, Charles T. Canady, Proposals for Electoral College Reform:

     Many a voter, thinking he will have another chance to vote in a runoff, will use his general election vote to protest something or other — to send a message

   • 2005, Bill Hunt, The Last Witness from a Dirt Road:

     Elizabeth said his name was Perry something or other, and he sang about temptation.

Translations

something unspecified or indeterminate

• Bengali: কিছু না কিছু (bn) (kichu na kichu)
• Danish: et eller andet
• Esperanto: io aŭ alio
• Hindi: कुछ न कुछ (kuch na kuch)
• Japanese: なんとかかんとか (nantokakantoka)
• Polish: coś tam n
• Russian: то и́ли друго́е (to íli drugóje)
• Urdu: کچھ نا کچھ (kuch na kuch)

See also

• some something or other