Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A man who interferes with the domestic duties of women, or engages in female occupations. Also called
cot-betty . - noun A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open. Also called a bess, a jenny, and now a jimmy or jemmy.
- noun A pear-shaped bottle, covered with maize-leaves or the like, in which olive-oil is exported from Italy; a Florence flask.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open.
- noun A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters.
- noun United States A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; -- called by chemists a
Florence flask .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun slang, slightly pejorative An attractive woman; a
babe . - noun A short
bar used bythieves to wrenchdoors open; ajemmy . - noun archaic, derogatory A man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters.
- noun US, archaic A
pear -shapedbottle covered withstraw , in whicholive oil is sometimes brought fromItaly ; aFlorence flask .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The brown betty is slightly crisp on top and a lovely golden brown when it comes out of the oven.
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The brown betty is slightly crisp on top and a lovely golden brown when it comes out of the oven.
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A brown betty is a fruit dessert that is similar in concept to a cobbler.
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A brown betty is a fruit dessert that is similar in concept to a cobbler.
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Ugly betty is one of the most unfunny cliche, so called comedy shows on TV today .... but I guess that all depends on a persons 'taste.
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I can't answer your question Bill, but I can say without the slightest reservation that "steve/sue/betty" is a complete blithering idiot!
Sound Politics: Follow-up on Lieberman, Lamont, & Schlesinger 2006
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That is the first time I have seen a "new design" bike with a good looking "betty" and still said, "That is one ugly bike".
Coming to Terms: Reconciliation and Rationalization BikeSnobNYC 2010
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i lived in 42c block with my mum, 2 brothers, and 2 sisters, i am the oldest my maiden name betty malone. did anyone go on country holidays with the blackfriars settlement. having visited this site brings back many happy memories i also remember going to jail park and chewing the leaves that tasted like vinegar. we moved to peckam in 1971
London SE1 community website Michael D 2010
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i lived in 42c block with my mum, 2 brothers, and 2 sisters, i am the oldest my maiden name betty malone. did anyone go on country holidays with the blackfriars settlement. having visited this site brings back many happy memories i also remember going to jail park and chewing the leaves that tasted like vinegar. we moved to peckam in 1971
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i lived in 42c block with my mum, 2 brothers, and 2 sisters, i am the oldest my maiden name betty malone. did anyone go on country holidays with the blackfriars settlement. having visited this site brings back many happy memories i also remember going to jail park and chewing the leaves that tasted like vinegar. we moved to peckam in 1971
treeseed commented on the word betty
Black Betty, 1977, Ram Jam (also covered by Tom Jones)
February 9, 2008
john commented on the word betty
“A baked pudding made of layers of spiced and sugared fruit and buttered bread crumbs.”
Ochef.com, Cobbler, Crisp, Crumble, Grunt, Slump—You Get the Picture
April 6, 2010
effulgent_eyes commented on the word betty
Betty-
1. n.
some fake drugs; a bad drug buy. : John's supplier slipped him some betty.
2. n.
a good-looking girl or woman. (Usually Betty.) : Who's your new Betty, Bob?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
April 29, 2010