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Noun

1. 1
   Something irrelevant or inconsequential; a non-issue; an absurdity.

   "They made a thing of an unthing and put it on paper."

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non-issuenothingburger

Example

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"They made a thing of an unthing and put it on paper."

Etymology

Calque of German Unding, equivalent to un- + thing. Compare also West Frisian ûnding, Dutch onding.

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