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yellowbelly

yel·low·bel·ly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yel-oh-bel-ee]
    • /ˈyɛl oʊˌbɛl i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yel-oh-bel-ee]
    • /ˈyɛl oʊˌbɛl i/

Definitions of yellowbelly word

  • noun plural yellowbelly Slang. a person who is without courage, fortitude, or nerve; coward. 1
  • noun yellowbelly A coward. 1
  • noun yellowbelly (Slang) (Britain) Someone from Lincolnshire. 0

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Origin of yellowbelly

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 Yellowbelly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

yellowbelly 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 56% 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.

Synonyms for yellowbelly

noun yellowbelly

  • 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.
  • dastard — a contemptible sneaking coward
  • milksop — a weak or ineffectual person.

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