chopped liver vs nothingburger

chopped liver

noun
  • A person or object not worthy of being noticed; someone or something insignificant. 

  • A Jewish pâté-like food made by mincing beef or chicken liver and onions which have been broiled or fried in schmaltz (“chicken fat”) together with hard-boiled eggs; it is usually spread on to bread. 

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 

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