same difference
idiom
chiefly US, informal
—used to say that two things are not really different in any important way
"They lost 100 games last year." "Actually, they only lost 96 games." "Same difference. The point is, they were awful."
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The question — probably the fact of it more than the existential nature, though also maybe same difference — gives Syril only the slightest pause, and an even slighter lowering of his weapon.
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“Same difference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/same%20difference. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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