Definitions for Betty
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1. bettynoun

   An attractive woman; a babe. (Confer w:Betty Page and w:Betty Rubble.)

2. Bettynoun

   A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.

   People in the last century weren't afraid of homely names; now we are all so smart and fine: no more "Lady Bettys" now.

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1. Bettynoun

   An instrument to break open doors.

   Etymology: probably a cant word, without etymology.

   Record the stratagems, the arduous exploits, and the nocturnal scalades of needy heroes, describing the powerful betty, or the artful picklock. John Arbuthnot, History of J. Bull.

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1. Betty

   Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name Beatriz, the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Beatrix and the English name Beatrice. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was more often a diminutive of Bethia.

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1. Bettynoun

   a short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open

2. Bettynoun

   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

3. Bettynoun

   a pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; -- called by chemists a Florence flask

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1. Betty

   Betty is the third album by Helmet, released in 1994 on Interscope. The album was highly anticipated by both music critics and fans as a result of the band's success with the previous album, Meantime. Rob Echeverria replaced Peter Mengede on guitar. Despite being Helmet's highest charting album in the U.S., Betty was not as successful as Meantime but received almost unanimously favorable reviews from critics. After recording and touring in support of the album, Echeverria left Helmet in 1995 to join Biohazard; however, his departure was more amicable than Mengede's. Prior to Betty's release in June 1994, the album's biggest hit, "Milquetoast," appeared in alternate form on The Crow soundtrack as "Milktoast." Its video was in regular rotation on MTV, and videos for "Wilma's Rainbow" and "Biscuits For Smut" were also released.

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1. Betty

   bet′ti, n. a man who troubles himself with the women's work in a household: a slang name for a burglar's jemmy or jenny. [Betty, Bet, familiar abbrev. of Elizabeth.]

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1. betty

   A machine used for forcing open gates or doors. See Petard.

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1. betty

   Song lyrics by betty -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by betty on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. BETTY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Betty is ranked #18694 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Betty surname appeared 1,470 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Betty.
   
   73.2% or 1,077 total occurrences were White.
   20.5% or 302 total occurrences were Black.
   3.2% or 47 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 21 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 14 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 9 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Betty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4132

Anagrams for Betty »

1. TBYTE

2. tbyte

How to pronounce Betty?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Betty in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Betty in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Betty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Betty in a Sentence

1. Bob Riha:

   I am so sad to hear the news of Betty White’s passing. It is such a shock, working with Betty White on ‘ The Proposal ’ was such a joy. BETTY WHITE : CELEBRITIES REACT TO TELEVISION ICON'S DEATH.

2. Bea Arthur:

   Bea came from a New York stage point of view, rue McClanahan always had what we call ‘ the fourth wall. ’ And Betty came from a television point of view. She would flirt with the audience, and pull up her skirt and say, ‘ Hi, sailor. ’ But Bea never acknowledged the audience.

3. Vicki Lawrence:

   I texted Carol Burnett and said, ‘ This just sucks. I hate this. It’s just horrible to see the people you love so much go away, ’ carol Burnett wrote back and said, ‘ I know, I know. I spoke to Betty’s assistant, who was with her when she passed, and she said the very last word out of her mouth was ‘ Allen Ludden,'.

4. Jeff Witjas:

   Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever, i will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much. I don't think Betty ever feared passing because she always wanted to be with her most beloved husband Allen Ludden. She believed she would be with him again.

5. Robert Redford:

   Betty lived life devoted to her craft and her love of animals. She made us all laugh, including me.

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