A term used to describe a situation in which instills an emotional overreaction from many individuals but in reality, the situation does not warrant such a response. In reality, the situation is much more banal.
Hey, did you see when Whole Foods banned the wearing of poppies with their uniforms in Canada? Everyone was freaking out on social media. Even the Federal government passed a unanimous motion condemning Whole Foods and a Provincial government proposed a law against banning the wearing of poppies.
Yeah, that is a nothin' muffin.