same difference

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same difference

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

noun

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.
Similar: distinction without a difference

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"same difference." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/same%20difference. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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same difference. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/same%20difference

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"same difference." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/same%20difference.

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@misc{same_difference_2026,
  title = {same difference},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/same%20difference},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}