"Sweet nothings” have nothing to do with food or taste, but there are jokes.
“The existence of sweet nothings implies the existence of Sour nothings, Salty nothings, Bitter nothings and, Umami nothings” was posted on Twitter by Billie on March 7, 2021. “Does the existence of sweet nothings imply the existence of sour somethings?” was posted on Twitter by History of Westeros Podcast on June 13, 2021. “Sweet nothings imply the existence of bitter everythings, salty somethings and umami anythings” was posted on Twitter by L-loïse on August 2, 2022.
Wiktionary: sweet nothings
Noun
sweet nothings pl (normally plural, singular sweet nothing)
1. (idiomatic) Insubstantial or romantic words that are only meant to flatter, woo, or seduce.
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Binyomin Scheiman 🎼🚍⛴🎼
@BinyominS
Whispering sweet nothings
Implies the existence of
Shouting sweet somethings
11:13 AM · Aug 19, 2020 from Des Plaines, IL·Twitter for iPhone
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Billie - Listen to my podcast! (She/Her)
@DesignBillie
The existence of sweet nothings implies the existence of
Sour nothings
Salty nothings
Bitter nothings and,
Umami nothings.
12:40 AM · Mar 7, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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History of Westeros Podcast
@WesterosHistory
Does the existence of sweet nothings imply the existence of sour somethings?
6:56 PM · Jun 13, 2021·Twitter Web App
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L-loïse 🤡 black lives still matter
@elloyisanerd
Sweet nothings imply the existence of bitter everythings, salty somethings and umami anythings
11:50 AM · Aug 2, 2022·Twitter for Android
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