vel sim.

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin vel similia (“or similar (things), or the like”). First attested in the 19th century; the appearance of the abbreviation in New Latin is roughly contemporary.

Phrase

vel sim.

(somewhat dated) Or the like; or similar.

Usage notes

This is the disjunctive counterpart to conjunctive etc. in the same way that or pairs with and.

Related terms

et sim.

References

2010, "Or other things" and comments thereon, Language Log
“vel sim., phr.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.