same difference

noun

A distinction which makes no difference; a distinction which does not matter.

Similar
distinction without a difference
First used 1990s
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Meanings

noun
  1. idiomaticslangA distinction which makes no difference; a distinction which does not matter.First known use 1990s

    "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: distinction without a difference

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA distinction which makes no difference; a distinction which does not matter.

Similar
distinction without a difference
Also see
as broad as longpotayto, potahtosix of one, half a dozen of the other

Origin

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

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APA

same difference. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/same%20difference

MLA

“same difference.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/same%20difference. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “same difference,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/same%20difference.

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