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same difference

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  1. No difference at all, the same thing, as in She's my sister, or stepsister—same difference. This jocular colloquial phrase dates from about 1940.


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A friendly game against, er, whoever, or a momentous day for the Scottish national team and the chosen ones bound for the States - same difference.

From BBC May 19, 2026

They found the same difference in shape between Earth lakes known to have been eroded by waves and lakes affected by uniform erosion, such as dissolving limestone.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2024

This is the same difference between an all-archival film vs a documentary film.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2019

Macron and Trogneux have the same difference in age as U.S.

From Seattle Times Mar. 21, 2017

Her people was Spinneys that settled here and got the town named after them, or maybe they named it for themselves, same difference.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

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