something-something
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3ADJ.
little, trying
VERB + SOMETHING-SOMETHING
becomes
SOMETHING-SOMETHING + NOUN
i'm, way, you're
Definitions
noun
Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.
We half-watch our whereabouts, the newness of remnants we've no name for, something-somethings that whisk past ...
Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.
In my family, when we aren't really hungry, we'll prowl the kitchen for a little "something-something." I thought it was our saying until I heard someone on TV call dessert a "little something-something."
It's just a little something-something. This way, I'm able to control my sweet tooth.
Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.
And I'm optimistic that you got something nice for us, 'cause I ain't sitting out here all day without a little something-something.”
Perhaps Ian had alerted Trevor to her outlandish splurging, and he'd downsized her allowance. Since she had a little something-something to work with, she'd sneak in a few outings while in L.A. ...
Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.
Said he saw a little something-something happen in this building and would only talk to me.
"I ran into a little something-something," Lamont replied.
Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.
“Come on, baby,” Oliver continued. “Give me a little something-something.”
It wasn't as if he hadn't had fantasies about a little something-something with a client or two.
phrase
Replaces parts of a sentence a speaker either does not know or deems unimportant; blah blah blah.
– How does that work? – Something something motors, something something tension.
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5We half-watch our whereabouts, the newness of remnants we've no name for, something-somethings that whisk past ...
WiktionaryIn my family, when we aren't really hungry, we'll prowl the kitchen for a little "something-something." I thought it was our saying until I heard someone on TV call dessert a "little something-somethi
WiktionaryIt's just a little something-something. This way, I'm able to control my sweet tooth.
Wiktionary– How does that work? – Something something motors, something something tension.
Wiktionary"It is when you overcome that, that a boy becomes something-something" "If you're trying to say something important sounding keep talking right to the end!"
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