Meanings
- 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.
Betty: Shall we? (Her voice has now assumed a Betty Boop pitch.)
2007, James Fitzgerald, The Joys of Smoking Cigarettes, page 224 more examples
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.
1997, David Howard Day, A Treasure Hard to Attain: Images of Archaeology in Popular Film, page 89He 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."
2002, Catherine Orenstein, Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale, page 192She had straight black hair with a Betty Boop bob cut and ruby red sweetheart lips.
2005, Stephanie Lehmann, Are You in the Mood?, page 188Thirty 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.
2010, Marisa Meltzer, Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music, page 75
Translations
Polish Betty Boop
- Betty Boopthe fictional character
Portuguese Betty Boop
- Betty Boopthe fictional character
Cite this entry
Betty Boop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Betty%20Boop
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