nothingburger vs puny

nothingburger

adj
  • bland or unremarkable in appearance 

  • disreputable, as of a person 

noun
  • Something of less importance than its treatment suggests. 

  • A person who is a nonentity. 

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

puny

adj
  • Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak. 

  • (Frequently) ill; poorly, sickly. 

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