to betcha

Examples

• All

• Oh, you betcha I can tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi!

  Blog text (18)

• If you think I won't show up at the party, you betcha I will!

• It's a bone, you betcha!

  Scrooged (1988)

• There's always something new to be seen there, you betcha.

  Fiction book (1994)

• "You're going to poison them." "You betcha."

  Fiction book (1990)

• "You betcha, Ma."

  Fiction book (2002)

• Does political humor matter? You betcha! Comedy TV's performance of the 2008 vice presidential debate.

  Academic text (2013)

• You betcha, Iris.

  Fiction book (1999)

• You betcha, Nigel.

  Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

• You're coming to the game tomorrow, you betcha!

Synonyms

B

to bet

vsto betcha

• Informal

∞ 2.8

To be confident that something is true or will happen

is used as a casual spoken expression to show strong certainty

Y

you bet

vsto betcha

• Informal

29 7.0

In a way that shows strong agreement or certainty

is used to state certainty about something happening or being true

B

to bet one's bottom dollar

vsto betcha

• Informal

5 8.0

To be very sure that something will happen

is less absolute and more casual in tone when showing certainty

T

to take it to the bank

vsto betcha

1 8.1

Be completely sure that something is true or will happen

is a casual expression of confidence, not a claim about reliability or proof

D

dollar to a doughnut

vsto betcha

• Archaic

1 9.9

You would bet on it because it is very likely to happen

is used more generally in casual speech to express certainty without wagering

S

sure as sugar

vsto betcha

• Informal

1 8.8

Certain to happen without any doubt

is a plain informal claim of certainty without playful rhyme

F

five will get you ten

vsto betcha

• Archaic

9.9

You say this when you are very sure something will happen

is a casual assertion of certainty rather than framing a wager

Antonyms

D

doubt

∞ 1.6

A feeling of not being sure about something

D

to disbelieve

14 4.7

To not accept that something is true

How Certain

definitely

∞ 1.0

to betcha

• Informal

22 9.9

maybe

∞ 1.0

doubtfully

4 3.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology