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Combined Graph record U-00821 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0420. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
A Way with Words (published 2021-07-24, fetched in full): 'bet' is 'often... used to mean sure or yes, okay, good, cool'; 'It probably started among African-American youth about 30 years ago or more... probably simply a shortening of you bet'; linguist/lexicographer Connie Eble recorded 'Bette' used this way among her UNC-Chapel Hill students in 1991. Supports stored gloss 'agreed'.
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A Way with Words (published 2021-07-24, fetched in full): 'bet' is 'often... used to mean sure or yes, okay, good, cool'; 'It probably started among African-American youth about 30 years ago or more... probably simply a shortening of you bet'; linguist/lexicographer Connie Eble recorded 'Bette' used this way among her UNC-Chapel Hill students in 1991. Supports stored gloss 'agreed'.
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A Way with Words (published 2021-07-24, fetched in full): 'bet' is 'often... used to mean sure or yes, okay, good, cool'; 'It probably started among African-American youth about 30 years ago or more... probably simply a shortening of you bet'; linguist/lexicographer Connie Eble recorded 'Bette' used this way among her UNC-Chapel Hill students in 1991. Supports stored gloss 'agreed'.
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