"something, something" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: something, somethings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} something, something (plural something, somethings)
  1. Alternative form of something-something Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: something-something
    Sense id: en-something,_something-en-noun-23VrIfKo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2000, Earl Roberts, I Beg Your Damn Pardon - Was It Something I Said?",
          "text": "Check this my sisters; let me break you off a little something, something.",
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          "ref": "2005, Kevin Sussman, All Men Are Not Pigs!, page 184",
          "text": "He already got paid (or perhaps in your case, he already got himself a little something, something), so what's the point of him applying anymore of his best effort or care?",
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          "ref": "2008, Mojo -, Detroit Cracked and Midnight Sex in Detroit, page 64",
          "text": "“Sorry, man, I got a little carried away for a second there,” Big apologized, “these women sure can freak” Big continued, “I'm going to get into a little something, something, myself, when we finish our business here,” he said, not taking his eyes off the involved women.",
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          "ref": "2010, Nicole Cleveland, Ginger Marks, So He Cheated, Now What?: Do I Stay Or Walk Away?, page 24",
          "text": "At first it starts with someone just paying attention to the minor details that you have overlooked. We all must count the costs. What is this attention going to cost me in the end? “It's just a little something, something!",
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          "ref": "2012, Edd Mcnair, Black Reign Saga",
          "text": "Ready to hit the club, find a little something, something.",
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