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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(informal) A coward.
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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Australia
#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(UK, slang) Someone from Lincolnshire, or from the Isle of Ely.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(IE, slang) Someone from Wexford.
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