같은 게

something like

→ 같다

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something like 게 is a contraction of 것이 (“thing”). Depending on context, 같은 게 can refer to something of that kind or be used dismissively or insultingly.

KO: 우산 같은 게 있으면 좋겠어요.

EN: It would be nice to have something like an umbrella.

칼 같은 게 뭐 필요해요?

Why would you need something like a knife?

— Oasis (2002)

밴드 도 뭣 같은 게!

The band is also something like that!

— 컨트롤 (2007)