yellowbelly

[yel-oh-bel-ee]

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noun, plural yel·low·bel·lies.

Slang. a person who is without courage, fortitude, or nerve; coward.

Origin of yellowbelly

First recorded in 1790–1800; yellow + belly

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Related Words for yellowbelly

milksop, varlet, dastard, coward, craven, weakling, yellowbelly

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Historical Examples of yellowbelly

Down with the yellowbelly, and teach him that this country ain't no place fer him nor his kind.
The Blue Dragon
Kirk Munroe