betcha

See also: Betcha

English

Alternative forms

• betchya
• betchu

Etymology

From bet +‎ -cha. Second sense possibly from bet your rather than bet you.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛt͡ʃə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtʃə

Contraction

betcha

1. (informal) Pronunciation spelling of bet you.

   I betcha any money that that's the case.

   • 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 19:

     ‘[A]nd I’ll betcha Ignatz here’d think the top of a cocoanut tree nineteen times wonderfuller.’

2. (pronunciation spelling, informal) Can be sure of it.

   You betcha! (meaning You can bet your bottom dollar!)

See also

• getcha
• gotcha
• you betcha

Anagrams

• beatch, bechat