Meanings
nounyellowbelly (plural yellowbellies)
plural yellowbellies
- UKslangSomeone from Lincolnshire, or from the Isle of Ely.
- IrelandslangSomeone from Wexford.
- AustraliaA golden perch (Macquaria ambigua).
The creeks gave us lots of food, too—yellow belly and jew, perch and eel.
1994, Rita Huggins & Jackie Huggins, Auntie Rita, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 151 - informalA yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA coward.
Also see
Origin
* From yellow + belly. * (someone from Lincolnshire or Isle of Ely): An allusion to the frogs and yellow-bellied eels caught there.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian страхливец
- страхливец (strahlivec)a coward
Catalan cagacalces, cagat
- cagacalcesa coward
- cagata coward
Italian coniglio, mammoletta
- coniglioa coward
- mammolettaa coward
- polloa coward
- merloa coward
- femminucciaa coward
- smidollatoa coward
- pappa mollea coward
- pappamollea coward
- rammollitoa coward
- fifonea coward
- codardoa coward
- cortigianoa coward
Māori toupiore
- toupiorea coward
Polish cykor
- cykora coward
Spanish amarillo
- amarilloa coward
Cite this entry
APA
yellowbelly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowbelly
MLA
“yellowbelly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowbelly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yellowbelly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowbelly.
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