"somethingburger" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: somethingburgers [plural]
Etymology: From something + -burger, by analogy with nothingburger. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|something|burger}} something + -burger Head templates: {{en-noun}} somethingburger (plural somethingburgers)
  1. (nonce word, informal) Something believed or claimed to be unimportant that turns to be of some importance. Tags: informal, nonce-word

Inflected forms

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