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sew buttons on your underwear

sew buttons on your underwear is the alternative form of sew buttons.

Meaning of sew buttons

Interjection

sew buttons

  1. (humorous, idiomatic, slightly dated) Used in response to someone asking "so?"
    • “Ah. So?” “Sew buttons.” “What was it like? I don't know.2018, Lisa Super, chapter 13, in So Glad to Meet You
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sew, button.

Questions about sew buttons on your underwear

What is sew buttons on your underwear the alternative form of?
Sew buttons on your underwear is the alternative form of sew buttons.

Words near sew buttons on your underwear in the dictionary

  1. sevum preparatum
  2. Sevy
  3. Sevys
  4. sew
  5. sew buttons
  6. sew buttons on your underwear
  7. sew up
  8. sew-ups
  9. sewa
  10. sewability
  11. sewable

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