slowcoach

or slow coach

[ sloh-kohch ]

/ ˈsloʊˌkoʊtʃ /

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noun Informal.

a slowpoke.

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Origin of slowcoach

First recorded in 1830–40; slow + coach

Words nearby slowcoach

Slovyansk, slow, slow burn, Slow but steady wins the race, slow but sure, slowcoach, slow cooker, slowdown, slow fire, slow food, slow-footed

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How to use slowcoach in a sentence

Slowcoach, a lumbering, dull person; one slow of comprehension.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
There was a kinsman of his, also named Thorbjorn, called Slowcoach.
Grettir The Strong|Unknown
Thorbjorn Slowcoach was there and many things were talked about.
Grettir The Strong|Unknown
Not being able to answer on the spur of the moment, he was nicknamed Κρόνος (the God, equivalent to “slowcoach”) by Ptolemy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various

Why, 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 Bede

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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