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same difference

same difference noun: a distinction which makes no difference; a distinction which does not matter.

Noun

same difference

  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

Synonyms of same difference

Origin of same difference

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

Questions about same difference

What does same difference mean?
Same difference means a distinction which makes no difference; a distinction which does not matter.
What part of speech is same difference?
Same difference is a noun.

Words near same difference in the dictionary

  1. Samdrupjongkhar
  2. same
  3. same boat
  4. same day lay
  5. same day lays
  6. same difference
  7. same exact
  8. same face syndrome
  9. same gender
  10. same gender loving
  11. same here

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