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same difference en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Blend of same (thing) + (no) difference.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, slang) A distinction which makes no difference; a distinction which does not matter.
    • "When you say she was a tart, do you mean a whore?" "It's the same difference," Betty said. 2011, Constance Briscoe, The Accused, →ISBN, page 274:

Relateds

six of one, half a dozen of the other · indifference · make no odds · trivial · all the same · tomayto, tomahto · much of a muchness · all one · as broad as long · potayto, potahto

Synonyms

distinction without a difference