betcha

American  

[bet-chuh, bech-uh] / ˈbɛt tʃə, ˈbɛtʃ ə /

Informal.

1. bet you.

   Betcha never thought of that, eh?

   They’re behind this godawful mess, I betcha a dollar.

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Etymology

Origin of betcha

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

Example Sentences

“I betcha there were a lot of broken fingers back in the day,” Gomez says.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2022

That part of town had its own distinct flavor, ya sure ya betcha, but part of the reason was that everybody there shared at least one common source of information.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2021

“I betcha she’s a model,” Jenny McCarthy, one of the judges, says.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 4, 2019

On set, he would issue complaints such as, “I betcha the other fella didn’t have to do this” and “this didn’t happen to the other fella”.

From The Guardian • May 16, 2017

“May’s been looking at them pictures over our shoulders all along. She knows Cletus, and I’ll betcha she even knows his little dog.”

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant