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more like

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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see more, like.
UK Used to challenge another's use of a term, replacing it with something the speaker or writer considers more pertinent. "Load of old rubbish, more like. Just a daft story from a time when folk didn't know any better."
Used to introduce a pun or joke about some name. 'Notion Club! More like the Commotion Club! Is there any news of the Commoters?'

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Español	más bien, más como
Deutsch	wohl eher, eher gesagt
Română	mai degrabă

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"more like." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/more%20like. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{more_like_2026,
  title = {more like},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/more%20like},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}