WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
yel′low streak′, [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsa trait of cowardice in a person's character.
  • 1910–15, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
yellow streak n
  1. informal a cowardly or weak trait, characteristic, or flaw in a person's nature

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