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Yellow-bellied

adj, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of an animal or reptile; having a yellow underside or belly.
  2. 2
    Uncourageous, cowardly. colloquial, figuratively, idiomatic
Adjective
  1. 1
    easily frightened wordnet

Etymology

From yellow + bellied; see yellowbelly.

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