ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Slowcoach

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Slowcoach is a noun meaning (informal, UK, Ireland) A person, especially a child, who moves slowly.

Meaning

(informal, UK, Ireland) A person, especially a child, who moves slowly.

More Meanings

  1. (informal, UK, Ireland) A person who is slow on the uptake; one who does not comprehend new ideas quickly.

Example Sentences

Hey, you slowcoaches at the back! Get a move on!
They were both very quiet, respectable people; one of them paid the bill and went out; the other, who seemed a slower coach altogether, was some minutes longer getting his things together.

Word Forms

Synonyms for slowcoach

Depending on context, synonyms include plodder, sluggard, slowpoke.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slowpoke, plodder, slowtard, snail, slow, slowback.

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