# nothingburger

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnʌθɪŋbəːɡə/

## Definitions
1. An unimportant person; a nobody, a nonentity.
2. Something of less importance than its treatment suggests; also, something which is bland or unremarkable in appearance or impact.
3. A matter of no concern, especially one that had been of concern; a non-issue.

## Etymology
The noun is derived from nothing (pronoun, noun) + -burger (suffix forming names of hamburgers served in buns with the addition of specified foodstuffs, or with foodstuffs in place of the usual meat), a metaphorical reference to a burger missing a patty—its most significant component. The word was apparently coined by the American gossip columnist Louella Parsons (1881–1972) in her widely syndicated daily column “Louella’s Move-Go-’Round” of June 1, 1953: see the quotation.
The adjective is derived from the noun.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nothingburger