Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

something-something

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.51 in modern English

Syllables: some-thing--some-thing
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.

noun

Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.

noun

Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.

noun

Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.

noun

Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.

noun

Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.

noun

Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.

noun

Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.

Example Sentences

"We half-watch our whereabouts, the newness of remnants we've no name for, something-somethings that whisk past ..."
"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."
"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. ..."
"This Kölsch-style ale is as close as you'll get to a lager from Nelson Brewing, and the toasted hemp seeds add a little something-something."

Inflected Forms

something-somethings (plural) something something (alternative) something, something (alternative)

Questions

What does something-something mean?: Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.

How to pronounce something-something

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