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yellow streak

yel·low streak
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yel-oh streek]
    • /ˈyɛl oʊ strik/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yel-oh streek]
    • /ˈyɛl oʊ strik/

Definitions of yellow streak words

  • noun yellow streak a trait of cowardice in a person's character. 1
  • noun yellow streak a cowardly or weak trait, characteristic, or flaw in a person's nature 0
  • noun yellow streak a tendency to be cowardly, craven, etc. 0
See all 3 definitions of yellow streak

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Origin of yellow streak

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Yellow streak

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Yellow streak

yellow streak popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

yellow streak usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for yellow streak

noun yellow streak

  • cold feet — loss or lack of courage or confidence
Just one Synonym for yellow streak

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