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  • No on is really sure. This phrase came from a comedy show called "Rowan and Martin's laugh-in" that aired from January 1968 to May 1973. "You bet your bippy" was used a lot and the joke was that no one was ever sure what a bibby was. Other phrases came fromthe show as well that were equally meaningless untill defined by society. "Sock-it-to-me" was another one of the favorites.
  • It is probably a euphemism for 'arse' or 'ass' (i.e. an polite version of "you bet you arse").
  • Saying "you bet your sweet bippy i can" is a jocular euphemism or humorous but less offensive way of saying "you bet your sweet ass i can."
  • This phrase came from a popular joke from the 60's comedy team Rowan and Martin. They had a hit variety show called "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in", and the phrase was used as a comeback quip in lots of dialog. Nobody ever defined what a "bippy" was, it just sounded vaguely dirty...
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  • Bippy is "Ass" like You bet your ass!
  • Bippy Chlorinated Powder. Color: Off white to Blue. Bippy Chlorinated Powder. BIPPY is a dry, powdered, mildly abrasive, scouring cleaner designed to clean ... www.tci.tdcj.state.tx.us/products/janitorial/soap_detergent/bippy.aspx
  • ME AND MY X-WIFE USE TO WATCH "ROWAN AND MARTIN'S LIFE-IN", SHE WROTE IN AND ASKED WHAT A BIPPY WAS AN THEY SENT HER BACK A PICTURE OF A HARRY BELLY BUTTON. BILL
  • It doesn't mean a thing. It comes from Rowan and Martin's "Laugh-in", a popular comedy show in the 60s. They always used to say "You bet your sweet bippy it is." It's like "ou bet your life it is".
  • This dates before Rowan and Martin. I started to college in 1955, and that's when I first encountered "You bet your sweet bippy!"
  • It must have been some kind of bird. ;-) The Maltese Bippy ("In between seasons of Laugh In, Rowan and Martin made a film called The Maltese Bippy in 1969. Here is an excerpt.") http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5cBlyzvBIA

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