yellowbelly en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈjɛləʊbɛli/
Etymology
* From yellow + belly. * (someone from Lincolnshire or Isle of Ely): An allusion to the frogs and yellow-bellied eels caught there.
Meanings
- (informal) A coward.
- (UK, slang) Someone from Lincolnshire, or from the Isle of Ely.
- (Ireland, slang) Someone from Wexford.
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(Australia) A golden perch (Macquaria ambigua).
The creeks gave us lots of food, too—yellow belly and jew, perch and eel.
1994, Rita Huggins & Jackie Huggins, Auntie Rita, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 151
- (informal) A yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yellowbellies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Hypernyms
bird · animal · woodpecker · creature
Relateds
yellowbelly slider · yellow-bellied slider
Synonyms
recreant · yellow back · candy-ass · niddering · coward · jessie · chickenshit · piece of crap · coistril · gutless wonder · chicken · niding · milquetoast · quakebuttock · pullet · nancy · cocktail · bottler · sook · nidering · quiche-eater · fraidy cat · shithouse · slag · chicken liver · caitiff · sissy · punk · nidget · piece of shit · pisspants · snool · wheyface · invertebrate · candy-arse · sluggard · nithing · funker · lizard · scaredy cat · scaredy pants · chicken · dog · pussy · pussyhole · quakebreech · poltroon · cowardy custard · craven · weak sister · yellow belly
Translations (27)
bg страхливец (a coward) · it vile (a coward) · it femminuccia (a coward) · es amarillo (a coward) · it mollusco (a coward) · it merlo (a coward) · it eunuco (a coward) · it pauroso (a coward) · it mammoletta (a coward) · ca cagat (a coward) · it pollo (a coward) · it debole (a coward) · it pappa molle (a coward) · it smidollato (a coward) · it cortigiano (a coward) · it pisciasotto (a coward) · pl cykor (a coward) · it pappamolle (a coward) · it fifone (a coward) · it coniglio (a coward) · it cacasotto (a coward) · it rammollito (a coward) · it codardo (a coward) · it vigliacco (a coward) · mi toupiore (a coward) · ca cagacalces (a coward) · it pusillanime (a coward)