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- [yel-oh bel-ee]
- /ˈyɛl oʊ ˈbɛl i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yel-oh bel-ee]
- /ˈyɛl oʊ ˈbɛl i/
Definitions of yellow belly words
- noun plural yellow belly Slang. a person who is without courage, fortitude, or nerve; coward. 1
- noun yellow belly a native of Lincolnshire, esp of the fens 0
- noun yellow belly a contemptible coward 0
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Origin of yellow belly
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; yellow + belly
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Parts of speech for Yellow belly
noun
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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yellow belly popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
yellow belly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for yellow belly
noun yellow belly
- chicken — Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
- coward — If you call someone a coward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations.
- craven — Someone who is craven is very cowardly.
- cuckold — A cuckold is a man whose wife is having an affair with another man.
- daisies — any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
Antonyms for yellow belly
noun yellow belly
- hero — a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
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