your mileage may vary

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Definition of your mileage may vary in English English dictionary

To express a possible difference in taste, "this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different"

That red dress looks really good on you, but your mileage may vary, of course.

It may work differently in your situation, or be different in your experience

Those batteries last nine hours in my laptop, but your mileage may vary.

YMMV

Related Terms

mileage may vary

total number of miles may change (relates to the distance a vehicle can travel per unit of gasoline)

Hyphenation

your mile·age May va·ry

Turkish pronunciation

yôr maylıc mey veri

Synonyms

ymmv

Pronunciation

/ˈyôr ˈmīləʤ ˈmā ˈverē/ /ˈjɔːr ˈmaɪləʤ ˈmeɪ ˈvɛriː/

Etymology

() In the United States, the requires a set of standard emissions tests on all new vehicles which simulate city and highway driving. Part of the test measures estimated city and highway gas mileage estimates. Since no test can exactly simulate all driving habits and conditions, actual gas mileage of each vehicle will vary. As a result, when these estimated mileage claims from automobile manufacturers appear in advertisements, they are almost always accompanied with the standard disclaimer "your mileage may vary."