slowcoach

or slow coach

[ sloh-kohch ]

/ ˈsloʊˌkoʊtʃ /

noun Informal.

a slowpoke.

Nearby words

slow-scan television, slow-twitch, slow-up, slow-wave sleep, slow-witted, slowcoach, slowdown, slowly, slowpoke, slowworm, sloyd

Origin of slowcoach

First recorded in 1830–40; slow + coach

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Examples from the Web for slowcoach

Slowcoach, a lumbering, dull person; one slow of comprehension.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
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
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
There was a kinsman of his, also named Thorbjorn, called Slowcoach.
Grettir The Strong|Unknown

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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