Informal an event or occurrence that is boring, does not fulfill expectations, or is deliberately staged as for publicity
also written non-event
nonevent
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nonevent
noun
InformalAn anticipated or highly publicized event that does not occur or proves anticlimactic or boring.
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Noun
(plural nonevents)
- An anticipated event that does not occur, or one that is a disappointing anticlimax
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