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yel·low·bel·ly
/
ˈyɛl
oʊˌbɛl
i
/
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[
yel
-oh-bel-ee
]
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noun,
plural
yel·low·bel·lies.
Slang.
a person who is without courage, fortitude, or nerve; coward.
Origin:
1790–1800;
yellow
+
belly
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yellow belly
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n
dialect
a native of Lincolnshire, esp of the fens
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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yellow-belly definition
n.
a coward. :
Tell the yellow-belly to come outside and say that.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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