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slowcoach

noun

Etymology

From slow + coach.

  1. derived from kocsi
  2. derived from Kutsche
  3. borrowed from coche
  4. compounded as slowcoach — “slow + coach”

Definitions

  1. A person, especially a child, who moves slowly.

    • 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.

  2. A person who is slow on the uptake

    A person who is slow on the uptake; one who does not comprehend new ideas quickly.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA