tomayto, tomahto
See also: tomayto tomahto
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- tomato, tomato
- tomayto tomahto
- potayto, potahto (from another line in the song)
EtymologyEdit
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/)".
PronunciationEdit
PhraseEdit
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.
TranslationsEdit
to dismiss an alternative standard
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to suggest a distinction without a difference
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