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unthing

Today it means: Something irrelevant or inconsequential; a non-issue; an absurdity. Full definition →

German Unding

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German · calque ofUnding
English todayunthing

Calque of German Unding, equivalent to un- + thing. Compare also West Frisian ûnding, Dutch onding.

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