- yellow belly
- Noun. A person from Lincolnshire.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
yellow belly
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yellow-belly — ☆ yellow belly [yel′ōbel΄ē ] n. pl. yellow bellies Slang a contemptible coward yellow bellied [yel′ō bel΄ēēd] adj. * * * See yellow bellied. * * * … Universalium
yellow-belly — ☆ yellow belly [yel′ōbel΄ē ] n. pl. yellow bellies Slang a contemptible coward yellow bellied [yel′ō bel΄ēēd] adj … English World dictionary
yellow-belly — ► NOUN informal ▪ a coward. DERIVATIVES yellow bellied adjective … English terms dictionary
yellow-belly — n. a coward. □ He’s not a yellow belly. He’s cautious. □ Tell the yellow belly to come outside and say that … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
yellow belly — a coward, a person who is afraid to do something Smith, you yellow belly! Jump in the water and swim! … English idioms
yellow-belly sunfish — rožinis saulešeris statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Lepomis auritus angl. yellow belly sunfish; long eared sunfish; longears; redbreast sunfish rus. розовая солнечная рыба; розовый солнечник ryšiai:… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
yellow-belly — yellˈow belly noun (slang) A coward • • • Main Entry: ↑yellow … Useful english dictionary
yellow-belly — n a coward. This phrase, adopted by mod ern schoolchildren from the language of western movies, was probably coined after the turn of the 20th century. The use of the word yellow to denote coward ice is a 19th century development … Contemporary slang
yellow-belly — noun informal a coward. Derivatives yellow bellied adjective … English new terms dictionary
yellow-belly — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. An ignoble, uncourageous person: coward, craven, dastard, funk, poltroon. Slang: chicken. See FEAR … English dictionary for students
Yellow Belly — Youngstown Sheet & Tube’s nickname … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
