"that's something" meaning in All languages combined

See that's something on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /ˌðæts ˈsʌm(p)θɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: that is something [alternative]
  1. (colloquial) Used to indicate that one aspect of an otherwise bad situation is good. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-that's_something-en-intj-yxXFax9V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. (colloquial) Used to indicate approval, surprise, etc. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-that's_something-en-intj-wwy59nLV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Alternative forms

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