yellowbelly

yellowbelly
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: yellow (I) + belly
1.
b. : squawfish 1
c. : callop
d. New Zealand : any of several flatfishes (as Ammotretis guntheri) that are important market fish
e. southern Africa : a guasa (Epinephelus guaza)
3. : one who is yellow : coward

was called a yellowbelly when he would not enlist at the beginning of the war

4.
a. : a person having a yellow skin
b. Southwest : mexican — usually used disparagingly

two kinds of ethics, one for us and one for the yellowbellies across the line — E.L.Jones

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/yel"oh bel'ee/, n., pl. yellowbellies.
Slang. a person who is without courage, fortitude, or nerve; coward.
[1790-1800; YELLOW + BELLY]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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