betcha

[ bech-uh, bet-chuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Informal.

bet you:
Betcha never thought of that, eh?
They’re behind this godawful mess, I betcha a dollar.

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Origin of betcha¹

First recorded in 1900–05; a phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of the phrase in continuous rapid speech

Although the company's previous titles also include the anti-Palin doc Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

And you betcha, the Pistons lost to the Clippers that night.

To borrow a phrase from everyone's favorite Alaskan, you betcha!

Another of the trio then said: Betcha theyd be glad of compny.

"I betcha I'm looking right at two or three of those devils and not seeing them," he grumbled.

I betcha I got more den dat big square down dere to de courthouse full of em.

And you betcha life I hang onto this, creditors or no creditors, and Pawling to the contrary!

An' furthermore I'll betcha a can of peaches or a apple pie for each one of this gang, all 'round, that you can't prove it.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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