something-something

A snack or morsel of food that does not constitute a meal.

• In my family, when we aren't really hungry, we'll prowl the kitchen for a little "something-something." I thought it was our saying until I heard someone on TV call dessert a "little something-something." - 2006 April...
• It's just a little something-something. This way, I'm able to control my sweet tooth. - 2014, Jason Roberts, Stacey Colino, Good Food--Fast!, →ISBN:

Something special such as a gift or extra money.

• And I'm optimistic that you got something nice for us, 'cause I ain't sitting out here all day without a little something-something.” - 2013, Alex Alvarez, The One: A Gay Fable, →ISBN, page 80:
• Perhaps Ian had alerted Trevor to her outlandish splurging, and he'd downsized her allowance. Since she had a little something-something to work with, she'd sneak in a few outings while in L.A. ... - 2013, Charmaine R....
• This Kölsch-style ale is as close as you'll get to a lager from Nelson Brewing, and the toasted hemp seeds add a little something-something. - 2013, Joe Wiebe, Craft Beer Revolution: The Insider's Guide to B.C....

A situation.

• Said he saw a little something-something happen in this building and would only talk to me. - 2008, Dante Elgin, Djinn on the Rocks, →ISBN, page 74:
• "I ran into a little something-something," Lamont replied. - 2010, Darren Crockett, CheapSkate, →ISBN, page 5:
• “And if Miss Pinge thinks something's something, well...a little something-something we might have indeed.” - 2011, Adam Levin, The Instructions, →ISBN:

A sexual encounter.

• “Come on, baby,” Oliver continued. “Give me a little something-something.” - 2011, Laurie McElroy, Hannah Montana: Wishful Thinking, →ISBN:
• It wasn't as if he hadn't had fantasies about a little something-something with a client or two. - 2013, Liz Talley, His Uptown Girl, →ISBN, page 31:
• A little something-something to break in the new place. - 2014, Shane Colwell, Tsunami Eyes, →ISBN, page 139:

An affair or extramarital sexual partner.

• I thought he was having an affair, had a little something-something stashed away on the side. - 2011, Persia Walker, Black Orchid Blues, →ISBN, page 153:
• Luke's hand settles on my waist and he leans in to whisper, “Your mom got a little something-something going on the side? - 2014, Lisa Renee Jones, Infinite Possibilities, →ISBN, page 36:

Something illegal.

• Nothing they found stuck to this kid, but things were about to change. NPD was planning a little something-something for the boy's hind parts. - 2010, Alana Reneé, Concealed Weapons, →ISBN:
• {You know, a little something-something for the head, alright!} {Give them hot-in-the-ass-bitches a line an blow this joint; take a ride a go get a little something-something for the head, you know what I mean?} - 2010,...
• “Yo, Coach D, you want me to see if Doc will give me a little something-something for first half?” - 2012, Liz Talley, Under the Autumn Sky, →ISBN:

A so-and-so.

• If I have the good luck to get near any of those so-and-sos, my boots are good enough for me. I'll kick the something-somethings where it tickles most.' - 1980, Dennis Wheatley, The deception planners: my secret war,...
• Romeo said he was excellent in math, although when I gave him a math percentage problem, he couldn't do it, because their 3-hour a day tutorhadn't gotten them that far, yet. I'm such a devil, but they were gracious...
• You're nothing but a something-something bookworm. - 2005, Kathleen Rooney, Reading with Oprah: The Book Club that Changed America, →ISBN, page 111: