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Etymology

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From slow +‎ coach.

Noun

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slowcoach (plural slowcoaches)

  1. (informal, UK, Ireland) A person, especially a child, who moves slowly.
    Synonyms: plodder, sluggard, (North America) slowpoke
    Hey, you slowcoaches at the back! Get a move on!
    • 1911, Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown, The Blue Cross:
      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. (informal, UK, Ireland) A person who is slow on the uptake; one who does not comprehend new ideas quickly.

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