slowcoach

or slow coach

[ sloh-kohch ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a slowpoke.

slowcoach

/ ˈsləʊˌkəʊtʃ /

noun

1. informal.
   a person who moves, acts, or works slowly US and Canadian equivalentslowpoke

Word History and Origins

Origin of slowcoach¹

First recorded in 1830–40; slow + coach

Example Sentences

Slowcoach, a lumbering, dull person; one slow of comprehension.

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There was a kinsman of his, also named Thorbjorn, called Slowcoach.

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Thorbjorn Slowcoach was there and many things were talked about.

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Not being able to answer on the spur of the moment, he was nicknamed Κρόνος (the God, equivalent to “slowcoach”) by Ptolemy.

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Why, you got on pretty well till old Slowcoach came in, and then you certainly did go it, and no mistake!

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