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sew buttons

intj

Etymology

Based on the fact that so and sew are homophonous.

Definitions

  1. Used in response to someone asking "so?"

    • “Ah. So?” “Sew buttons.” “What was it like? I don't know.
    • “That's what my mother used to say when we kept saying 'so.'” At Jack's puzzled look I bat my hand at him. “Don't bother trying to get it. It's a non sequitur.” “Oh. So. Sew buttons. I get it.”
    • “So.” “Sew buttons.” That phrase always made Cam laugh. Her grandmother was the only one who still used it because she was probably the only person who still actually sewed buttons.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sew, button.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sew buttons. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA