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Definition of be yellow

yellow

adjective

  • cowardly.

    Last edited on Mar 12 2010. Submitted by Ivan from Croatia on Aug 01 2005.

  • sensationalized, when used in the expression "yellow journalism."

    Last edited on Apr 07 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 12 2010.

noun

  • a person of East Asian descent.

    Last edited on Mar 30 2015. Submitted by Chuck S. on Mar 30 2015.

  • any of a number of drugs whose capsules / pills are yellow in color.
    Got any of them yellows?
    • See more words with the same meaning: drugs.

    Last edited on Apr 07 2015. Submitted by Chuck S. on Mar 30 2015.

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