"nothing sandwich" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nothing sandwiches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nothing sandwich (plural nothing sandwiches)
  1. (informal) A bland sandwich with nothing, or very little, between the bread. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sandwiches Related terms: shit sandwich
    Sense id: en-nothing_sandwich-en-noun-x7S-vrhv Disambiguation of Sandwiches: 50 50
  2. (figuratively) Synonym of nothingburger (something of less importance than its treatment suggests) Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Sandwiches Synonyms: nothingburger [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-nothing_sandwich-en-noun-4lRCtQYa Disambiguation of Sandwiches: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

Inflected forms

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