Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

betty boop

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: bet-ty -boop
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A fictional female entertainer introduced in cartoons in the 1930s, characterized by a high-pitched singing and speaking voice, short and curly black hair, and sexually provocative clothing, mannerisms, and facial expressions.

Example Sentences

"A feminist she is not, and we see her with many a Betty Boop look of horror as her two loutish pals make matchsticks out of every piece of barroom furniture in sight."
"He sits astride a motorcycle and fingers the hem of a bright red dress worn by a pert, blonde, cherry-lipped model. Her mouth is open in a Betty Boop "ooh.""
"She had straight black hair with a Betty Boop bob cut and ruby red sweetheart lips."
"Betty: Shall we? (Her voice has now assumed a Betty Boop pitch.)"
"Thirty years old when the song came out, Lauper was playacting at being a girl — and the ultimate girl, at that — with her Betty Boop voice and crazy dress-up outfits."

Phrases

Betty Boopish

Questions

What does betty boop mean?: A fictional female entertainer introduced in cartoons in the 1930s, characterized by a high-pitched singing and speaking voice, short and curly black hair, and sexually provocative clothing, mannerisms, and facial expressions.

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