yellowbelly

See also: yellow belly

English

Etymology

yellow +‎ belly

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjɛləʊbɛli/
Audio (AU) (file)

Noun

yellowbelly (plural yellowbellies)

(informal) A coward.
(UK, slang) Someone from Lincolnshire.
(Australia) The golden perch, Macquaria ambigua.
- 1994, Rita Huggins & Jackie Huggins, Auntie Rita, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 151:
  The creeks gave us lots of food, too—yellow belly and jew, perch and eel.

Derived terms

yellow-bellied

Related terms

yellowbelly slider

Translations

a coward

Bulgarian: страхливец (bg) m (strahlivec)
Italian: coniglio (it) m, mammoletta, pollo (it), merlo (it), femminuccia (it), smidollato (it), pappa molle, pappamolle, rammollito (it), fifone (it), codardo (it), cortigiano (it), mollusco (it), vigliacco (it), pusillanime (it), eunuco (it), debole (it) m, pisciasotto (it), cacasotto (it), pauroso (it), vile (it)
Maori: toupiore

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