tomayto, tomahto

tomayto, tomahto

A negligible, trivial, or unimportant difference, distinction, or correction. (Refers to the American pronunciation of tomato as "tomayto," compared with the British pronunciation of "tomahto." Specifically, it is an allusion to a verse in the song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off": "You like potayto, I like potahto; you like tomayto, I like tomahto; potayto, potahto, tomayto, tomahto, let's call the whole thing off!") A: "Well, technically, the Hindenburg was a rigid airship, not a blimp." B: "Eh, tomayto, tomahto. What difference does it make?"
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • potato
  • potayto, potahto
  • it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
  • It's six of one, half a dozen of another
  • six and two threes
  • make nothing of
  • get (one's) panties in a bunch
  • get (one's) panties in a knot
  • get (one's) panties in a twist
  • get (one's) shorts in a knot