tomayto, tomahto
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tomayto, tomahto
- /təˈmeɪtoʊ təˈmɑːtoʊ/
Where it comes from
Uses the American English and British English pronunciations of the word tomato. Allusion to George Gershwin's song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off": "You like tomato (/təˈmeɪtə/) and I like tomato (/təˈmɑːtə/)".
phrase tomato, tomato · tomayto tomahto
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Used to dismiss a correction to one's adherence to an alternative standard.
A: Then you hook the hose up to the bibcock, and you're done. B: You mean the sillcock. A: Tomayto, tomahto.
Similar: potayto, potahto
- Used to dismissively suggest that a particular distinction is a distinction without a difference; used to express the assertion that two similar things are effectively the same, despite any trivial difference. A: Then you revise the database record for that transaction, and you're done. B: You mean you replace the old record with a new one. A: Tomayto, tomahto.
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phrase to dismiss an alternative standard
| Русский | тво́рог, творо́г tvórog, tvoróg |
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phrase to suggest a distinction without a difference
| Português | tanto faz como tanto fez |
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| Français | bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet, blanc bonnet, bonnet blanc |
| Deutsch | gehüpft wie gesprungen |
| Ελληνικά | όχι Γιάννης, Γιαννάκης óchi Giánnis, Giannákis |
| Русский | что́ в ло́б, что́ по́ лбу štó v lób, štó pó lbu |
Talk about this word "tomayto, tomahto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tomayto%2C%20tomahto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tomayto, tomahto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tomayto%2C%20tomahto "tomayto, tomahto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tomayto%2C%20tomahto.Cite this
@misc{tomayto_tomahto_2026,
title = {tomayto, tomahto},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tomayto%2C%20tomahto},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
