Definition
Used in response to someone asking "so?"
Origins
Based on the fact that so and sew are homophonous.
In Context
- "“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."