betty
(slang) A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jimmy.
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Wait Coronation St is on everyday? 😳 Not sure who Betty Driver is but she's fabulous. Great song.
54 days older than Mel Brooks, 162 days older than Winnie the Pooh & 163 days older than my Ma-in-Law Betty, aka The Betster! 1926 was a good year! ❤️ bsky.app/profile/andr...
Of course Betty gets the Morrigan drip. Lol
If I ever find out for sure who was responsible for the state they found Betty in ... (we THINK I know, but when CONTEMPLATING ARSON one likes to be sure)
So, you've met my wife ... She acknowledges it, calling it "hangry". I keep Snickers bars in stock for those moments. (miss you Betty White!)
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(slang) A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jimmy.
After a quick meal at a tea shop, we found ourselves in the hallway at the Midland Hotel, where he removed a skeleton key, or “betty” as he called it, from his pocket and inserted it in the keyhole. Once they were out of sight, I fumbled…
“Wait Coronation St is on everyday? 😳 Not sure who Betty Driver is but she's fabulous. Great song.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“54 days older than Mel Brooks, 162 days older than Winnie the Pooh & 163 days older than my Ma-in-Law Betty, aka The Betster! 1926 was a good year! ❤️ bsky.app/profile/andr...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Of course Betty gets the Morrigan drip. Lol”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If I ever find out for sure who was responsible for the state they found Betty in ... (we THINK I know, but when CONTEMPLATING ARSON one likes to be sure)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“So, you've met my wife ... She acknowledges it, calling it "hangry". I keep Snickers bars in stock for those moments. (miss you Betty White!)”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(archaic, derogatory) A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; (originally) an effeminate or gay man.
A pie-size betty is traditional, but if you like, assemble the recipe in individual ovenproof ramekins.
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(slang) A picklock, skeleton key; a tool for opening locks.
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