nothingburger

American  

[nuhth-ing-bur-ger] / ˈnʌθ ɪŋˌbɜr gər /

Or nothing burger

noun

Slang

1. an often highly publicized event or situation that is said to have less impact or significance than expected.

   The meeting of world leaders turned out to be a big nothingburger.

2. a person of little or no importance; a nothing; a nobody.

   She's a minor celebrity—a nothingburger.

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Etymology

Origin of nothingburger

First recorded in 1950–55; nothing ( def. ) + burger ( def. )

Example Sentences

Still, it might be tempting to dismiss the whole thing as a goofy internet nothingburger.

From Slate

That Ramsey would choose such a nothingburger phrase like “passively raise awareness” says more than anything.

From Salon

Regrettably, Jun-ho’s investigation is a nothingburger — at least this season.

From Salon

“There’s a narrative out there that the pandemic is over, that it’s a nothingburger,” Al-Aly said.

From Los Angeles Times

"Ultimately, at the end of the day yesterday, it was just a big nothingburger," she said.

From Salon