this or that

One or another

This or that indicates a choice between alternatives, often when the specific options don't matter: We talked about this or that.

The phrase suggests vagueness or casualness about particulars.

In internet culture, "this or that" names a game where participants must choose between two options: Let's play this or that—coffee or tea?

Related

pick one · take your pick · decision · tough call · pick · select · one · other · versus · compare · devil's advocate · dilemma · lesser of two evils · preference · choosing · whichever · question · binary

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Opposites
selectivity/commitment

this or thatboth

The two together

everything · neither · nothing · none of the above · the whole lot

specificity

this or thatspecifically

In a precise manner

the one · definitively · certainly

decisiveness

this or thatdecided

Reached a conclusion

committed · this one · resolved · settled · determined

Family

this, that, these, those

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G