yellowbelly
Meaning
- (informal) A coward.
- (UK, slang) Someone from Lincolnshire, or from the Isle of Ely.
- (Ireland, slang) Someone from Wexford.
- (Australia) The golden perch, Macquaria ambigua.
- (informal) A yellow-bellied sapsucker.
Synonyms
Translations
foie jaunePronounced as (IPA)
/ˈjɛləʊbɛli/
Etymology
* From yellow + belly. * (someone from Lincolnshire or Isle of Ely): An allusion to the frogs and yellow-bellied eels caught there.
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