A fork of Rural Dictionary
is a fixed idiom, meaning that something resembles something else, or fulfills its function, but isn't really that thing.
in some respects but not entirely or truly
1.He's a celebrity of sorts in our town.
means that he is known well in our town but does not have the status of a true celebrity.
2.Her house is a museum of sorts
mean that she has quite a collection of things in her house but she doesn't have public hours or an admission fee, for example.