je ne sais quoi

something or other

→ je

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something or other Literally “I don't know what.” In English, the borrowed phrase “je ne sais quoi” usually refers to an indefinable quality, which is a different meaning.

FR: Il cherche je ne sais quoi dans cette boîte.

EN: He's looking for something or other in this box.

Il est juste là en train d'aboyer je ne sais quoi !

He’s just standing there barking something or other!

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Ils ont dû l'échanger ou la vendre pour de l'or ou je ne sais quoi.

They must have traded it or sold it for gold or something, I don't know.

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)