ou coisa parecida

or something like that

→ ou
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or something like that Used to mean that the exact thing is unknown, unimportant, or only an example.
PO: Ele disse que estava doente ou coisa parecida.
EN: He said he was sick or something like that.

Nós não viemos na Niña, na Pinta, ou coisa parecida.

We didn't come to La Niña, La Pinta, or anything like that.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Ela deve ter tido um mal pressentimento ou coisa parecida.

She must have had a bad feeling or something.

— Era Uma Vez em Tóquio (1953)

Você faltou a alguma prova ou coisa parecida?

Did you miss a test or something like that?

— Quase Famosos (2000)

Sim, como se tivesse amnésia ou coisa parecida.

Yes, as if he had amnesia or something like that.

— Your name. (2016)

Quando acordei, estava numa mesa-de-operações, ou coisa parecida.

When I woke up, I was on an operating table, or something like that.

— Akira (1988)