same shit, different toilet

proverb

The same problems persist even in a supposedly different situation (usually emphasizing irony and human folly).

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Meanings

proverb
  1. derogatoryvulgarThe same problems persist even in a supposedly different situation (usually emphasizing irony and human folly).

    Synonyms: SSDD, plus ça change, different clowns, same circus, the more things change, the more they stay the same

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbThe same problems persist even in a supposedly different situation (usually emphasizing irony and human folly).

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SSDDplus ça changedifferent clowns, same circusthe more things change, the more they stay the same
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APA

same shit, different toilet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/same%20shit%2C%20different%20toilet

MLA

“same shit, different toilet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/same%20shit%2C%20different%20toilet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “same shit, different toilet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/same%20shit%2C%20different%20toilet.

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