slowcoach
or slow coach
[ sloh-kohch ]
/ ˈsloʊˌkoʊtʃ /
noun Informal.
a slowpoke.
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Example sentences from the Web for slowcoach
Slowcoach, a lumbering, dull person; one slow of comprehension.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden HottenWhy, you got on pretty well till old Slowcoach came in, and then you certainly did go it, and no mistake!
The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, Vols. I to III|Cuthbert BedeNot being able to answer on the spur of the moment, he was nicknamed Κρόνος (the God, equivalent to “slowcoach”) by Ptolemy.
There was a kinsman of his, also named Thorbjorn, called Slowcoach.
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British Dictionary definitions for slowcoach
slowcoach
/ (ˈsləʊˌkəʊtʃ) /
noun
British informal a person who moves, acts, or works slowlyUS and Canadian equivalent: slowpoke
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