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something lame, dead-end, a dud, insignificant; especially something with high expectations that turns out to be average, pathetic, or overhyped.
"much to the team's dismay, the number one pick in this year's draft turned out to be a nothingburger"
by Nutmegs June 10, 2006
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Intelligence agency term for "psychological operation". A government or corporate-sponsored operation, usually taking the form of a "terrorist attack" or "crazed gunman on a spree", with the intent of panicking the public into demanding more police and laws inhibiting freedom. Psyops are usually carried out by drugging a civilian or group of civilians with aggression-promoting drugs, psyching them up, arming them, and sending them out to commit mayhem. Government-sponsored terrorism. See also blackshirts, conspiracy
Person A: Man, that nutcase Martin Bryant guy shot 35 people in Tasmania!

Person B: No, he wasn't a nutcase, that was just a psyop so the government could have an excuse to ban guns.
by Mystikan April 11, 2006
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A phrase to describe reality TV shows with little in the way of actual content.
You guys have my full respect for watching the whole episode. I could NOT get through it because it was a nothing-burger.
by TeaInTheMoment June 27, 2017
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Widespread evidence of a massive criminal conspiracy with a hostile foreign power dismissed by another group of people suffering from a spell of delusion and blind partisanship.
Yeah, that whole Trump-Russia thing is a real nothingburger.
by Benedict J Trump July 21, 2017
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Two pieces of bread slapped together with nothing in between. Usually eaten when you have nothing in the house except bread or are too lazy to spend 2 minutes making a decent sandwich.
Rob: My breakfast is usually just a nothing burger and a cup of coffee
Ann: Wtf you're so lazy, did you ever try eating decent food?
by Vasily Favoroff July 10, 2008
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A news story hyped up by the mainstream media for ratings or for political agenda.
Did you hear Donald Trump is colluding with Russians? Naw man, that's a nothingburger.
by Kikya July 07, 2017
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Another term for micro penis; especially of a person who has definitely colluded with the Russians.
Donald Trump, applying for a porn job in light of his failing presidency: "So, do I have the job?"

Interviewer: "Sorry, you have a real nothing burger."
by Drumandfife July 11, 2017
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