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somethingburger

somethingburger noun: something believed or claimed to be unimportant that turns to be of some importance.

Noun

somethingburger (plural somethingburgers)

  1. (informal, nonce-word) Something believed or claimed to be unimportant that turns to be of some importance.
    • Despite the undeniable corruption, Hillary called the scandal "the biggest nothingburger ever." […] This was a somethingburger with everything on it, for crying out loud. And the media did its best to sweep it under the rug—not just for Hillary's sake, but Obama's as well.2018, Matt Margolis, The Scandalous Presidency of Barack Obama

Forms of somethingburger

pluralsomethingburgers

Origin of somethingburger

From something + -burger, by analogy with nothingburger.

Questions about somethingburger

What does somethingburger mean?
Somethingburger means something believed or claimed to be unimportant that turns to be of some importance.
What part of speech is somethingburger?
Somethingburger is a noun.
What is the plural of somethingburger?
The plural of somethingburger is somethingburgers.

Words near somethingburger in the dictionary

  1. something's up
  2. something, something
  3. something, somethings
  4. something-something
  5. something-somethings
  6. somethingburger
  7. somethingburgers
  8. somethinged
  9. somethinging
  10. Somethingism
  11. somethingness

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