somethin'

Vague object, casual

Somethin' is an informal spelling of "something," representing the dropped final g common in casual speech: You want somethin' to eat?

The spelling signals a relaxed, colloquial tone—often Southern, working-class, or deliberately laid-back.

It appears frequently in dialogue, song lyrics, and quoted speech.

casual

anything

Any object or matter

whatchamacallit · thingamajig · doohickey · gizmo · item · object · matter · affair · deal · business

colloquial

y'all

Informal plural you

  • gonnaCasual "will" contraction
  • wannaDesire to, casually
  • ain'tInformal negative contraction

kinda · sorta · dunno · lemme · gimme · gotta · coulda · shoulda · woulda · talkin'

idiom

special

Unlike the ordinary

  • elseIndicating an alternative
  • fishyArousing doubt, colloquially
  • brewingBeverage preparation process

cooking · going on · up · wrong · right · good · missing · hidden · secret · suspicious

musical

jazz

Improvisational American music genre

  • soulInnermost animating essence
  • R&BSoulful pop genre
  • bluesMournful American music genre

funk · groove · vibe · tune · jam · riff · lick · hook · beat · rhythm

Opposites
existence/presence

somethin'nothing

Not any thing

nothin · nada · zilch · zip · squat

quantity/degree

somethin'nothing

Not any thing

everything · all · the whole shebang · the works · the lot

Phrases
Family

something, somethings

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G