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14 Ιουλ 2018 · What is the origin of the phrase "dollars to doughnuts", and what is the phrase trying to convey when most commonly used? Grammarist says: Dollars to doughnuts means something that is certain. The phrase dollars to doughnuts is an American idiom that originated in the middle 1800s and is still mostly seen in American English.
‘Dollars to doughnuts’ is a pseudo betting term, pseudo in that it didn’t originate with actual betting involving doughnuts, but just as a pleasant-sounding alliterative phrase which indicated short odds – dollars are valuable but doughnuts aren’t.
15 Μαΐ 2024 · Image generated by the DALL-E AI image generator using the prompt “generate an image of betting dollars to doughnuts in the style of a medieval manuscript illumination; include both money and doughnuts in the image”
22 Ιουν 2015 · The alternate spelling “donut” is said to trace its roots to 1870 and “Josh Billings,” although after doing a review of the 1870-1879 edition of Josh Billings’ Old Farmer’s Almanac, it appears to only reference doughnuts (and, incidentally refers to them as “greasy,” but in a good way).
16 Οκτ 2024 · The expression originated in the mid-1800s, and it essentially means you’d be willing to bet dollars against donuts that something will occur, since dollars are (or were at the time) much more valuable than donuts.
The origin of the idiom "dollars to doughnuts" is uncertain, but it is believed to have originated in America in the late 19th century. At that time, dollars were a commonly used currency, while doughnuts were a popular treat.
29 Ιουν 2024 · The idiom “dollars to doughnuts” means that something is very likely to happen. It’s a way of saying you’re so sure of an outcome that you would bet money against something much less valuable, like doughnuts.
