empty calorie
noun
a calorie whose source has little or no nutritional value: Junk food has only empty calories.
Origin of empty calorie
1An Americanism dating back to 1965–70
Words Nearby empty calorie
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How to use empty calorie in a sentence
That coupled with employees feeling maxed out or burnt out at home has made agency employees less likely to tolerate empty calorie behavior.
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