Betty-Boopish

See also: Betty Boopish and Betty Boop-ish

English

Adjective

Betty-Boopish (comparative more Betty-Boopish, superlative most Betty-Boopish)

1. Alternative form of Betty Boopish.
   • 1982 February 11, David Jacob, “Martin shines in latest film”, in The Hanford Sentinel, Hanford, Calif., page 3-B, column 1:

     Since Martin — the music salesman — is obsessed with being a lover, naturally he would find a homely school teacher to woo. And, naturally, that school teacher would have to be the Betty-Boopish Bernadette Peters.

   • 1983 December 9, David Okamoto, “A Binge in the Bins — and here’s help”, in The Tampa Tribune, 89th year, number 293, page 25, column 1:

     She sure is, a quirky, almost Betty-Boopish voice that thunders when it wants to.

   • 2004 October 27, “Tommy Smothers: ‘I wouldn’t fit on TV today, either’”, in Naples Daily News, 82nd year, number 88, section “Reality, but not really”, page 8B, column 4:

     They range from a “Superman”-like macho superhero, to a 1920s-era (now aging) black-and-white Betty-Boopish sex symbol, to a small Japanese video-game character who gives kids seizures.