muchness

be much of a muchness

slang To be excessively alike. I asked the realtor to find an older home with some charm and character because the new construction houses in this neighborhood are all much of a muchness to me. Perfect, preppy kids look to be much of a muchness at this school. I just don't think that my artsy daughter would fit in with them. Big poufy skirts, lots of lace—all of these wedding gowns are much of a muchness to me. I'm looking for something a little more unique.

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much of a muchness

Very similar in style, status, or ability. McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's—all these fast-food burger joints are much of a muchness to me. These two teams heading to the championships are much of a muchness in terms of raw skill and win percentages this season, so it should be a great matchup.

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much of a muchness

too much of something that there is generally a lot of. All this talk about e-commerce and business-2-business is too much of a muchness.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

much of a muchness

very similar; nearly the same. informal

Muchness , used in Middle English in the sense ‘large size, bigness’, is now very seldom used outside this expression, which dates from the early 18th century.

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be ˌmuch of a ˈmuchness

be very similar (especially of people or things which are not very good): It’s hard to choose between them — they’re all much of a muchness. ♢ All the restaurants round here are much of a muchness.

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