SINCE 1828
nonhappening
noun
non·hap·pen·ing
| \ ˌnän-ˈhap-niŋ
, -ˈha-pə-\
, -ˈha-pə-\
Definition of nonhappening
1
: failure to happen
A debt is contingent if the debtor's liability is determined by the happening or nonhappening of a future event.— John H. Williamson
2a
: something that does not happen
But perhaps the most important happening in this offseason was a nonhappening: not one of the NASL's 24 franchises folded or moved.— John Feinstein
b
: something (such as an event) that is not interesting, entertaining, or important
… it was a late-night match, not televised, past most newspaper deadlines, therefore practically a nonhappening except for those in attendance.— Bud Collins
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