"same same" meaning in English

See same same in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} same same
  1. Nothing has changed; It's all the same thing.
    Sense id: en-same_same-en-intj-qwg9fkdl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} same same
  1. Same thing. Related terms: same difference, same, same, but different
    Sense id: en-same_same-en-noun-k7izWKLP
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        {
          "ref": "2013, L.E. Hastings, You, Me, and Everything In Between, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Looking at the program of recovery today with different eyes, one really cannot say the term, or the phrase, \"Same, Same.\" Seeing how this program has worked in my life and the changes that I've made sense that first day in that meeting hall is not the same.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Hank Willenbrink, The Boat in the Tiger Suit, →ISBN, page 51:",
          "text": "And what does it matter what the truth is, or when anything happened? It's all the same. Same same. You think it's time passing, but its just you falling apart.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "2004, Rajendra Awasthy, Selected Malayalam Short Stories, →ISBN, page 19:",
          "text": "But in the end, all Parvati figures became so much alike....\" Before she could continue, he said: \"Parvati and yourself become same, same.\"",
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          "ref": "2005, Martin Limon, Buddha's Money, →ISBN:",
          "text": "“Same same,” Sooki said. “Not same same.” Ernie pointed at his skull. “I use my brain.",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "2005, Samuel C. Crawford, Brownwater III, →ISBN, page 161:",
          "text": "Dark browns and greens, as this was nighttime, but that same-same old brown and green for which this shitty little country was famous.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Jaed Coffin, A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants, →ISBN, page 129:",
          "text": "\"Maybe I am to go to Laos and Cambodia and Vietnam and to go to talk to Vietnam monk for to speak Vietnam about to healing people in Vietnam. Same-same Laos and same-same Cambodia.”",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "2014, Catherine Lim, Roll Out the Champagne, Singapore!, →ISBN:",
          "text": "He said, shrugging his shoulders, 'Aiyah, all same, same, lah! PAP Gahmen, they own Singapore, do what they like, so all same, same, I tell you!'",
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          "text": "Looking at the program of recovery today with different eyes, one really cannot say the term, or the phrase, \"Same, Same.\" Seeing how this program has worked in my life and the changes that I've made sense that first day in that meeting hall is not the same.",
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          "ref": "2014, Hank Willenbrink, The Boat in the Tiger Suit, →ISBN, page 51:",
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          "ref": "2004, Rajendra Awasthy, Selected Malayalam Short Stories, →ISBN, page 19:",
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          "ref": "2005, Martin Limon, Buddha's Money, →ISBN:",
          "text": "“Same same,” Sooki said. “Not same same.” Ernie pointed at his skull. “I use my brain.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2005, Samuel C. Crawford, Brownwater III, →ISBN, page 161:",
          "text": "Dark browns and greens, as this was nighttime, but that same-same old brown and green for which this shitty little country was famous.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2008, Jaed Coffin, A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants, →ISBN, page 129:",
          "text": "\"Maybe I am to go to Laos and Cambodia and Vietnam and to go to talk to Vietnam monk for to speak Vietnam about to healing people in Vietnam. Same-same Laos and same-same Cambodia.”",
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          "ref": "2014, Catherine Lim, Roll Out the Champagne, Singapore!, →ISBN:",
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