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yellowbellied
yel·low-bel·lied
/
ˈyɛl
oʊˌbɛl
id
/
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[
yel
-oh-bel-eed
]
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adjective
1.
having a yellow abdomen or underside.
2.
Slang.
cowardly; lily-livered.
Origin:
1700–10
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yellow-belly
—
n
,
pl
-lies
1.
a slang word for
coward
2.
(
Austral
) another name for
callop
'yellow-bellied
—
adj
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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Slang Dictionary
yellow-bellied definition
mod.
cowardly. :
What yellow-bellied skunk ran off with my horse?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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