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- noun Plural form of
yellowbelly .
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Examples
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Compare her guts to those yellowbellies on Capitol Hill who have been evacuated several times the past few years for such things as lost Cessnas and cloud formations.
Say What You Will About Cynthia McKinney… « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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How can anyone respect such a bunch of sniveling yellowbellies?
It's Official: No Withdrawal Timeline In Congressional Dems' Bill 2009
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Time Capsule says: yes and your all yellowbellies staying hidden in your bases, instead of protecting the Iraqi — yellowbelly cowards scared to come out,
Think Progress » U.S. military reports 40 percent spike in Baghdad attacks. 2006
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While schoolmarms fretted and yellowbellies practiced their skedaddle, the laconic heroes of Hollywood and Hemingway represented ethical imperatives in solid motion — illustrated lessons in valor.
Men Evolving Badly Wolcott, James 2008
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After coming to the painful revelation that they are indeed a nation of spineless yellowbellies, the French government has announced its new military uniform.
Sound Politics: Another Fatwa Coming? (Caption Contest) 2006
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“Come back and fight, ya bunch of yellowbellies,” he rasped.
The Lost Slayer Christopher Golden 2001
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“Come back and fight, ya bunch of yellowbellies,” he rasped.
The Lost Slayer Christopher Golden 2001
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“Come back and fight, ya bunch of yellowbellies,” he rasped.
The Lost Slayer Christopher Golden 2001
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"You're yellowbellies, both of you, or you would have fought me fair," Dan Suggs said, glaring down at him.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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"You're yellowbellies, both of you, or you would have fought me fair," Dan Suggs said, glaring down at him.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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