mediocre vs nothingburger

mediocre

noun
  • A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person. 

  • A member of a socioeconomic class between the upper ranks of society and the agricultural workers. 

adj
  • Having no peculiar or outstanding features; not extraordinary, special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality, almost always with a negative connotation. 

nothingburger

noun
  • A person or object that is bland or unremarkable in appearance or impact. 

  • Something of less importance than its treatment suggests. 

  • A person who is a nonentity. 

adj
  • bland or unremarkable in appearance 

  • disreputable, as of a person 

How often have the words mediocre and nothingburger occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )