something, something

Noun

something-something (plural something-somethings)

1. Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.
   • We half-watch our whereabouts, the newness of remnants we've no name for, something-somethings that whisk past ...2006, The New Quarterly - Issues 97-100, page 46
   1. A snack or morsel of food that does not constitute a meal.
      • In my family, when we aren't really hungry, we'll prowl the kitchen for a little "something-something." I thought it was our saying until I heard someone on TV call dessert a "little something-something."2006 April 27, Victoria, “A little something-something”, in alt.fifty-plus.friends (Usenet)
   2. Something special such as a gift or extra money.
      • And I'm optimistic that you got something nice for us, 'cause I ain't sitting out here all day without a little something-something.”2013, Alex Alvarez, The One: A Gay Fable, →ISBN, page 80
   3. A situation.
      • Said he saw a little something-something happen in this building and would only talk to me.2008, Dante Elgin, Djinn on the Rocks, →ISBN, page 74
   4. A sexual encounter.
      • “Come on, baby,” Oliver continued. “Give me a little something-something.”2011, Laurie McElroy, Hannah Montana: Wishful Thinking, →ISBN
   5. An affair or extramarital sexual partner.
      • I thought he was having an affair, had a little something-something stashed away on the side.2011, Persia Walker, Black Orchid Blues, →ISBN, page 153

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