This week’s theme
Words derived from food

This week’s words
tzimmes
gravy train
cold turkey
nothingburger
plain-vanilla

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(NUH-thing-buhr-guhr)

MEANING:

noun: Someone or something that turns out to be inconsequential.

ETYMOLOGY:

From the metaphorical use of a burger missing a patty. Coined by Hollywood gossip columnist Louella Parsons. Earliest documented use: 1942.

USAGE:

“So was this the start of something beautiful, or a great big German nothingburger?”
Angela Plays it Cool; The Economist (London, UK); Jun 9, 2018.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: