Meaning of potayto, potahto | Babel Free

Definitions

That is a distinction without a difference.

informal

Examples

“"He says he has never had a **remission**. You thought he was being smug about 'lack of relapse(s)'." I think it's more like "potato - potahto." No remission to me says unchanging and, hence, no relapse.”

“"Who's whining, pissant? I'm berating!" Potato, potahto.”

“What he liked to call helpful, however, was more like Gwen's idea of controlling and manipulative. Potayto, potahto, and don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.”

“"In Common Lisp (and presumably Emacs Lisp), functions are as first-class as in Scheme and elsewhere. You just have to do a bit extra to use them as first-class values, that's all." Potayto, potahto. That 'bit extra' is what makes them 'not first-class denotable' in my book.”

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