tomayto, tomahto
See also: tomayto tomahto
English
Alternative forms
- tomato, tomato
- tomayto tomahto
- potayto, potahto (from another line in the song)
Etymology
Uses the American English and British English pronunciations of the word tomato. Allusion to George Gershwin's song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off": "You like tomatoes (/təˈmeɪtoʊz/) and I like tomatoes (/təˈmɑːtoʊz/)".
Pronunciation
Phrase
(deprecated template usage) tomayto, tomahto
- (idiomatic) Used to dismiss a correction to one's adherence to an alternative standard
- (idiomatic) Used to dismissively suggest that something is a distinction without a difference
- 2008, N. B. Grace, Disney's High School Musical: Stories from East High #1: Battle of the Bands, page 78:
- "Tomayto, tomahto," she said, and Taylor laughed. So they ended on a good note.
Translations
to dismiss an alternative standard
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to suggest a distinction without a difference
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