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potayto tomahto 

Pronunciation:
/póteɪtoʊ təˈmɑ təʊ/

Definitions:
1. (idiomatic) Used to suggest that two apparently similar things are actually different from each other.

2. (idiomatic) Used to admit that there is a distinction between two close things when the speaker previously maintained there was no distinction.

Etymology:
Uses American English and British English pronunciations of the words potato and tomato. Adaptation of the interchangeable sayings, “potato potahto” and “tomayto tomahto.” Parodied allusion to George Gershwin's song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off": "You like tomatoes (/təˈmeɪtoʊz/) and I like tomatoes (/təˈmɑ toʊz/)".

Synonyms:
tomayto potahto

Antonyms:
potayto potahto, tomayto tomahto, same difference
1. “What was in that burrito?”
“Aluminum foil
Wait... I asked what was ‘in’ it, not what was ‘on’ it.”
“Potayto tomahto”
potayto tomahto by Clinton Brink November 1, 2017
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leh pohtahtoh is le word to descriceh a pohtahtoh or perhsohn.
suh my pohtahtoh
suhhhhh
aha aha, suh.
Pohtahtoh by P0HTAHT0H January 29, 2019

Potatowned 

Originally used when someone noticed that Merry or Meriadoc Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings seemed to pronounce potatowned quite well with his mouth. A clip was made and distributed throughout the internet. This clip can be viewed here:

potatowned.com/upload/potatowned.gif

The evolution of the term allowed it to travel across the globe, hitting and sticking with none other than gamers. While playing games such as Counter-Strike, World of Warcraft, and even Battlefield 2, you can find other gamers using the term.

Most gamers have picked up other statements such as "tomatowned" along the way as well.

There is now a small and growing website community that has picked up the domain www.potatowned.com and uses it for recreational off topic discussions.

While hanging out - "dude that freaking rocked, Chuck Norris just potatowned that guy by roundhouse kicking him in the face!"

In use of the website - "holy crap did you see that one sweet video? I found it at potatowned.com"

While gaming - "Z0mg Roffle Copters... t3h nub just got potatowned!"

PoeTayToe 

Originating from the game starcraft and later on to be used in PC games such as Call of Duty, Diablo II, and Counter-Strike. The word is used to discribe an utterless n00b, who is so bad at the game that they don't even know the controls.
"Wow, that last n00b was one giant PoeTayToe."
PoeTayToe by import2nr December 28, 2004

Pohtayetoe 

Potato, written the way it sounds for maximum conveyance of the sharp, possibly harsh consonant sounds you want to convey.

You can say the word and really feel it this way.

(Poh-taye-toe)
Potato junkie 1: "Yo G' swing me a pohtayetoe fo' I starve my ass off!"
Potato junkie 2: "Baby im fresh outa spuds yo' guna have to pop down the ol' fields"
Pohtayetoe by PatatoMan July 28, 2011

potatowned 

You can figure out the meaning of it by just reading the word. Dunno where I came from. I saw it on a message board somewhere.
With that statement, he was officially potat0WNED.
potatowned by thysine April 16, 2005

potatowie 

A cute but annoy person but yet even if he is annoying you will always think he is cute .He loves when he gets attention and loves to eat chocolate. They are usually very lazy and likes to sleep a lot but even when they are lazy they are very good at climbing.Usually they are short.
Potatowie you are so cute
potatowie by PinkCharly May 3, 2018