betcha

English

Alternative forms

• betchya

Etymology

From bet +‎ -cha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛtʃə/

Contraction

betcha

1. (informal) Eye dialect 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. (eye dialect, informal) Can be sure of it.

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

See also

• getcha
• gotcha

Anagrams

• beatch, bechat