yellow-belly coward

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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 — 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 — yellˈow belly noun (slang) A coward • • • Main Entry: ↑yellow …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 —  1. Cowardly.  2. yellow belly Coward …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• coward — [n] person who is scared, easily intimidated alarmist, baby*, caitiff, chicken*, chicken heart*, chicken liver*, craven, cur, dastard, deserter, faintheart, faint of heart, fraidy cat*, funk, gutless*, invertebrate*, jellyfish*, lily liver,… …   New thesaurus