Just WHO is betsy anyway?
witty answers welcome
thank you
2007-06-08 16:48:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
She's from Mergetroid. That's all I know.
2007-06-08 16:51:15 · answer #1 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Heavens to Betsy
Meaning
A mild exclamation of surprise.
Origin
This American phrase has been in circulation since the latter part of the 19th century, although its use faded throughout the 20th century and it is now something of an anachronism. The first example of it that I can find is in Rose Terry Cooke's book of short stories Huckleberries Gathered from New England Hills, 1891:
'Heavens to Betsy!' gasped Josiah.
Of course, what we would like to know is who Betsy was. Various theories have been put forward but it is unlikely that she will be identified, if indeed Betsy ever was a real person - which seems doubtful.
The etymologist Charles Earle Funk published Heavens to Betsy! and other curious sayings in 1955. In that he ventured the opinion that the origins of 'Heavens to Betsy' were "completely unsolvable".
2007-06-08 17:27:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heaven to Betsy
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Heaven to Betsy (1945) is the fifth volume in the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. The events of the novel span Betsy and Tacy's freshman, or ninth-grade, year of school. A major character is added to the series' cast when Betsy meets Joe Willard, an orphan working for his aunt and uncle in their store at Butternut Center.
2007-06-08 17:27:56 · answer #3 · answered by robert p 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully Heaven BQ: Heaven and Hell- Black Sabbath
2016-05-20 07:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think she is the girl in the itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini....
2007-06-08 16:51:35 · answer #5 · answered by 2ndchhapteracts 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know nothing. My farmer relatives use it along with "haven't seen you in a ****'s age". I don't know about that one either.
I'm just floored that we're related.
2007-06-08 16:54:34 · answer #6 · answered by shakalahar 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I prefer heavens to mergatroid.
2007-06-08 16:54:48 · answer #7 · answered by Resident Heretic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's just gibberish from someone unknown that caught on.
2007-06-08 16:53:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe someone's cow died??
2007-06-08 16:51:33 · answer #9 · answered by SDC 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋