bettern't

verb

[[[had]]] better not (used in a tag question).

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Meanings

verb
  1. nonstandard[[[had]]] better not (used in a tag question).

    I better pull over, bettern't I?

    2004, Kate Burridge, Weeds in the garden of words, page 119

Origin

From better + -n't.

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Cite this entry
APA

bettern't. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bettern't

MLA

“bettern't.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bettern't. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bettern't,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bettern't.

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