Betty Boop

English thumb|150px|Betty Boop in 1932 Proper noun Betty Boop A fictional female entertainer introduced in cartoons in the 1930s, characterized by a high-pitched singing and speaking voice, short and curly black hair, and sexually provocative clothing, mannerisms, and facial expressions. en 1997 David Howard Day A Treasure Hard to Attain: Images of Archaeology in Popular Film 89 A feminist she is not, and we see her with many a Betty Boop look of horror as her two loutish pals make matchsticks out of every piece of barroom furniture in sight. en 2002 Catherine Orenstein Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale 192 He sits astride a motorcycle and fingers the hem of a bright red dress worn by a pert, blonde, cherry-lipped model. Her mouth is open in a Betty Boop "ooh." en 2005 Stephanie Lehmann Are You in the Mood? 188 She had straight black hair with a Betty Boop bob cut and ruby red sweetheart lips. en 2007 James Fitzgerald The Joys of Smoking Cigarettes 22 Betty: Shall we? (Her voice has now assumed a Betty Boop pitch.) en 2010 Marisa Meltzer Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music 75 Thirty years old when the song came out, Lauper was playacting at being a girl — and the ultimate girl, at that — with her Betty Boop voice and crazy dress-up outfits. Quotations en Derived terms en Betty Boopish Translations the fictional character Polish: pl Betty Boop f Portuguese: pt Betty Boop f Further reading en American fiction Fictional characters