"somethingburger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: somethingburgers [plural]
Etymology: Blend of something + nothingburger, equivalent to something + -burger. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|something|nothingburger}} Blend of something + nothingburger, {{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
    Sense id: en-somethingburger-en-noun-krb6XCcz Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -burger

Inflected forms

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