something-something
something-something noun: something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.
Noun
something-something (plural something-somethings)
- 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
- 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)
- It's just a little something-something. This way, I'm able to control my sweet tooth.2014, Jason Roberts, Stacey Colino, Good Food--Fast!, →ISBN
- 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
- Perhaps Ian had alerted Trevor to her outlandish splurging, and he'd downsized her allowance. Since she had a little something-something to work with, she'd sneak in a few outings while in L.A. ...2013, Charmaine R. Parker, The Trophy Wives: A Novel, →ISBN, page 233
- 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
- "I ran into a little something-something," Lamont replied.2010, Darren Crockett, CheapSkate, →ISBN, page 5
- A sexual encounter.
- “Come on, baby,” Oliver continued. “Give me a little something-something.”2011, Laurie McElroy, Hannah Montana: Wishful Thinking, →ISBN
- It wasn't as if he hadn't had fantasies about a little something-something with a client or two.2013, Liz Talley, His Uptown Girl, →ISBN, page 31
- 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
- Luke's hand settles on my waist and he leans in to whisper, “Your mom got a little something-something going on the side?2014, Lisa Renee Jones, Infinite Possibilities, →ISBN, page 36
- Something illegal.
- Nothing they found stuck to this kid, but things were about to change. NPD was planning a little something-something for the boy's hind parts.2010, Alana Reneé, Concealed Weapons, →ISBN
- {You know, a little something-something for the head, alright!} {Give them hot-in-the-ass-bitches a line an blow this joint; take a ride a go get a little something-something for the head, you know what I mean?}2010, Mark C. Mallory, The Chronicles of Mann Book 1, →ISBN
- A so-and-so.
- If I have the good luck to get near any of those so-and-sos, my boots are good enough for me. I'll kick the something-somethings where it tickles most.'1980, Dennis Wheatley, The deception planners: my secret war, page 198
- Romeo said he was excellent in math, although when I gave him a math percentage problem, he couldn't do it, because their 3-hour a day tutorhadn't gotten them that far, yet. I'm such a devil, but they were gracious little "something-somethings" the whole time.1995, Jamie Foster Brown, S2S Magazine - Volume 7, Issues 1-6, page 10
Phrase
something-something
- Replaces parts of a sentence a speaker either does not know or deems unimportant; blah blah blah.
- – How does that work?
– Something something motors, something something tension.
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Examples of something-something in a sentence
- This Kölsch-style ale is as close as you'll get to a lager from Nelson Brewing, and the toasted hemp seeds add a little something-something.2013, Joe Wiebe, Craft Beer Revolution: The Insider's Guide to B.C. Breweries, →ISBN, page 182:
- Well, you'd have to give my friend something since she's the one who booked the gigs, and I think I deserve a little something-something.2015, Allison Hobbs, Karen E. Quinones Miller, Hittin' It Out the Park, →ISBN, page 74:
- “And if Miss Pinge thinks something's something, well...a little something-something we might have indeed.”2011, Adam Levin, The Instructions, →ISBN:
- A little something-something to break in the new place.2014, Shane Colwell, Tsunami Eyes, →ISBN, page 139:
Forms of something-something
| plural | something-somethings |
|---|---|
| alternative form | something something |
| alternative form | something, something |
Questions about something-something
- What does something-something mean?
- Something-something means something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.
- How do you use something-something in a sentence?
- This Kölsch-style ale is as close as you'll get to a lager from Nelson Brewing, and the toasted hemp seeds add a little something-something.
- What part of speech is something-something?
- Something-something can be a noun or a phrase.
- What is the plural of something-something?
- The plural of something-something is something-somethings.
Words near something-something in the dictionary
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