so there

phrase

informal
—used to say in a somewhat rude, angry, or childish way that one has stated one's opinion or decision and will not change it
Well, I don't want to be your friend, either. So there!

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There’s just a single SD card slot, so there’s no option for redundant backup storage, but the FP2 does come with 70GB of storage built-in that can be used when your memory card unexpectedly fills up. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 Giants punter Jordan Stout (right knee) was upgraded to full participation in practice on Thursday, so there does not appear to be any concern with his status. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 They were not thrilled that women were allowed on campus, so there was this resistance to enforcing Title IX to becoming more gender equitable. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2026 Similar to Rocket Lab, Firefly and Northrop are also working with carbon-composite structures, so there may be some challenges there. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for so there

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“So there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20there. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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