👍 Absolutely yes 🤞 To be sure

betcha

27 9.9

A friendly way to say you are sure or you agree

interjection
/ˈbɛtʃə/

Informal

: claro que sí

And I said, "You betcha, bud."
Yeah, betcha
Oh, betcha

I said you betcha, you betcha.

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Examples

- Oh, you betcha, you can bring every single one of 'em.

Rampage (1987)
Oh, yeah, you betcha.

Target Number One (2020)
I said you betcha, you betcha.

Destiny Sidwell
I thought, you betcha, I can see me going to town with that.
You darn betcha I can.

Monte Walsh (1970)
Anyway, hi from Minnesota, yeah, you betcha.

Blog text (14)
You betcha, teach-- and don't forget to have some milk.

This Could Be the Night (1957)
Oh, you betcha, boss.

Madison (2005)
You betcha, I will.

The Missouri Breaks (1976)
You betcha, I agree with your plan completely.

Synonyms

bet

vsbetcha

Slang

103 8.7

A short reply that shows you agree or will do it

focuses on firm certainty rather than simple acceptance or readiness

word

vsbetcha

Slang

26 9.9

An informal exclamation used to show agreement

is stronger and expresses firm certainty rather than casual assent

you bet

vsbetcha

Informal

13 7.0

In a way that shows strong agreement or certainty

is a more informal spoken exclamation used to show certainty

Antonyms

doubt

∞ 1.6

A feeling of not being sure about something

to disagree

∞ 1.0

Have a different opinion from someone

How Certain

absolutely

∞ 1.0

betcha

Informal

27 9.9

maybe

∞ 1.0

doubtfully

4 3.8

Surface Forms

betcha main

Morphology

betcha = bet + you (transparent) = bet + you

A colloquial phonetic contraction of the phrase 'bet you' (i.e., 'I bet you'), so the meaning is directly recoverable from the base words.

Etymology

Betcha comes from the short spoken form of bet + cha, where bet means 'to bet' or 'be sure' and cha is a quick way to say 'you'. So saying Betcha is like saying 'you bet' or 'certainly' to show strong agreement.