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yellow streak
yellow streak n informal a cowardly or weak trait, characteristic, or flaw in a person's nature yel′low streak`
n. a strain of cowardice. [1910–15, Amer.] Thesaurusyellow streaknounSlang. Ignoble lack of courage:chickenheartedness, cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faint-heartedness, funk, pusillanimity, unmanliness.Slang: gutlessness, yellowness.yellow streak
yellow streakA tendency to be cowardly or easily frightened. She likes to strut around like she's the boss of the place, but she has a yellow streak running down her spine if you ever confront her on an issue. He knew what they were doing was wrong, but his yellow streak kept him from intervening.See also: streak, yellowyellow streak (down someone's back)a tendency toward cowardice. Tim's got a yellow streak down his back a mile wide. Get rid of that yellow streak. Show some courage.See also: streak, yellowa ˈyellow streak (disapproving) the quality of being easily frightened; cowardice: He won’t fight? I always thought he had a yellow streak in him. Yellow is often used to describe somebody who is a coward.See also: streak, yellowyellow streak
Synonyms for yellow streaknoun ignoble lack of courageSynonyms- chickenheartedness
- cowardice
- cowardliness
- cravenness
- dastardliness
- faint-heartedness
- funk
- pusillanimity
- unmanliness
- gutlessness
- yellowness
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