yellowbelly /ˈjɛləʊbɛli/ noun5 •(informal) A coward. •(UK, slang) Someone from Lincolnshire, or from the Isle of Ely. •(Australia) A golden perch (Macquaria ambigua).The creeks gave us lots of food, too—yellow belly and jew, perch and eel. — 1994 •(Ireland, slang) Someone from Wexford. •(informal) A yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius). formsyellowbellies