Meaning

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

    Hey, you slowcoaches at the back! Get a move on!

    someone who moves slowly

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

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Hurry up, slowcoach!

    Хутчіш, гальмо!

    ruДавай быстрей, тормоз!

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  2. He is a slowcoach.

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Origin

From slow + coach.

From slow + coach.

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Forms

plural: slowcoaches
Singularslowcoach
Pluralslowcoaches

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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