someone or other

someone or other
used when you are not saying exactly which person thing place etc you mean

He’s always complaining about something or other.

We all make mistakes at some time or other.

Main entry: other

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someone (or something or somehow, etc.) or other
some unspecified or unknown person, thing, manner, etc. (used to express vagueness or uncertainty)

they were protesting about something or other


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