betty (plural betties)
(slang, slightly pejorative) An attractive woman; a babe.
A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jemmy.
(archaic, derogatory) A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman.
(US, archaic) A pear-shaped bottle covered with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; a Florence flask.
• (attractive woman): see beautiful woman
• (man who performs a woman's tasks): cot-betty, cot-quean, henhussy
• (man who performs a woman's tasks): househusband
• TBYTE, tbyte
Betty
A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
• A popular given name in the early 20th century, often in the form Betty Lou.
• TBYTE, tbyte
Source: Wiktionary
Bet"ty, n.
1. Etym: [Supposed to be a cant word, from Betty, for Elizabeth, as such an instrument is also called Bess (i. e., Elizabeth) in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, and Jenny (i. e., Jane).]
Definition: A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open. [Written also bettee.] The powerful betty, or the artful picklock. Arbuthnot.
2. Etym: [Betty, nickname for Elizabeth.]
Definition: 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. A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; -- called by chemists a Florence flask. [U. S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
