My Dad used to end his questions with this phrase quite often as a habit, for example, "Are you going to get a job this summer, or what?" My impression was that most of the time he added it on to his questions as a challenge. I've heard John Humphrys, a BBC Radio 4 current affairs interviewer use the phrase as well. He is also of an older generation. I haven't heard younger people using the term, so I wonder if it is an affectation of past times, and perhaps local to the UK? Anyway, I would be interested to know if you have come across the term. You can also relate stories of other phrases your family / friends use if you like.
I use that term once in a while....I use it to turn a yes or no question into an open ended question.
I always answered "Or What" Give me two choices and I'll take the second... Let them figure out what the hell "Or What" is
I've heard that a few times. Dad at dinner: "Are you gonna eat those vegetables, or what!?" Boss at work: "Are you gonna get up that ladder, or what!?" I always thought it was an Italian, or New York phrase. Either way, I figured bad things would probably happen if I chose the "or what" option. lol
i've heard the phrase enough times that i never attributed it to any particular generation or geographical area. always thought it was just a common general expression.
Yeah, I thought it was pretty common as well...I say it every so often, I think.... "Are you going to take the dogs out or what?" Yep, that seems right.
My daddy always says like... You're an. For anything. If I say, look at this idiot. "You're an idiot". That's a good looking garbage biin. "You're a garbage bin". This is so retarded. "You're retarded".
I've heard, or what? At the end of questions a few times. Some Aussies seem to have this habit of saying "yeah, nah" a lot.
