betten

A non-standard, phonetic contraction of "better not" used as a tag question. It occurs when a speaker treats the word "better" (from "had better") as a verb, adding the suffix "-n't" to it. Linguistically, it follows the pattern of "should/shouldn't" or "could/couldn't" by turning "better/bettern't" into the easier-to-say "betten."

It's getting late and we still have work to do. We better try to finish this now, betten we?

by CrimsonPirate February 22, 2026

betten-we

A southern-English/Essex phrase to emphasise the urgency to do something, slang for "we better go..."

"betten-we go to the shops before they close"

by parked45 November 27, 2020

Better Call Saul

The first thing any intelligent criminal says when he's suddenly in a boatload of trouble.

"The feds just caught me with a shitload of meth in my rolling meth lab! Better call Saul!

by rcs October 6, 2013

kiss it better

literally kissing whatever area hurts in order to make it feel better.

-"my leg got run over by a trailer"
-"awe ill kiss it better for you!!"

by ashedpotatoes April 22, 2017

better call saul effect

the occurrence of the feeling of discomfort (or inability to continue) while watching other tv shows because better call saul sets the bar too high

it's better call saul effect again, my brain won't allow watching any show on tv.

by Ultiminati April 27, 2022

better not bring your kids

Dave Chapelle made this phrase famous in his own show.
See also I am rich, biatch, I am Rick James, bitch etc.
One funny ass motherfucking sonofabitch, hell yeah!

So you see his show. Season 2 where he is donating money to some streetmusicans while shouting "better not bring your kids", just funny!

"Better not bring your kids, bitch"

by mister ferrari April 14, 2008

For the lack of a better word

A term used by somebody when they can not quite think of the term they want to use, so they settle for another word or term.

This movie is... scary, for the lack of a better word.

by Dequantirius November 15, 2016