Luftnummer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flop verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
- nothingburger noun (informal) A person who is completely unimportant.
Senses
Luftnummer is used for these senses in English:
- busted flush (UK, idiomatic) Anything which ends up worthless despite great potential.
- fire drill (idiomatic, US) Any pointless, unproductive, useless, or chaotic activity.
- flop A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
- nothingburger Something of less importance than its treatment suggests; also, something which is bland or unremarkable in appearance or impact.
flop — full definition
- verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
- verb To fail completely, especially of a film, product, or performance.
- noun A complete failure.
nothingburger — full definition
- noun (informal) A person who is completely unimportant.
- noun (informal) Something that gets far more attention than it deserves, or that turns out to be dull and forgettable.
- noun (informal) A problem that turns out not to matter at all, even though people worried about it.
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