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I believe this came from terms that were used many years ago. The French traitors used to have their doors painted Yellow so as to define them. The old Sailors name for half caste was yellow belly and the Arabs felt it a sign of weakness if anyone was sick and brought up yellow bile.
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What does it mean if a person is called yellow?
It means they are a coward.
Have a yellow streak?
A coward
What is a rhyming word pair for a coward?
yellow fellow
What color is coward?
The colour associated with cowardice is yellow.
What does yellow bellied mean?
Slang for coward-used in Westerns.
What does be yellow mean?
To be Asian or to be a coward, slang from the old west.
What is a hink pink for a coward?
namby-pamby, yellow fellow
What insulting words start with the letter y?
Saying that someone is yellow (a coward).
What is the word for someone who is not afraid?
Such a person is usually called a 'coward'.
If a person calls you yellow they are calling you?
courage courage Its a coward or if there being racist... Chinese
What does the saying he turned yellow mean?
He turned yelow means he became a coward or afraid of something.
What does it mean when someone calls you yellow?
When someone calls you "yellow", they are saying that you are afraid, craven, cowardly, etc.
