yellowbelly

ˈjɛləʊbɛli

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#1·12h ago

(informal) A coward.

1994, Rita Huggins & Jackie Huggins, Auntie Rita, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 151:

Origin: * From . * (someone from Lincolnshire or Isle of Ely): An allusion to the frogs and yellow-bellied eels caught there. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·12h ago

(UK, slang) Someone from Lincolnshire, or from the Isle of Ely.

: The creeks gave us lots of food, too—yellow belly and jew, perch and eel.

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#3·12h ago

(IE, slang) Someone from Wexford.

1994, Rita Huggins & Jackie Huggins, Auntie Rita, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 151:

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