- slow-coach
- Person who lags behind
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
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Slow coach — Slow Slow (sl[=o]), a. [Compar. {Slower} (sl[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Slowest}.] [OE. slow, slaw, AS. sl[=a]w; akin to OS. sl[=e]u blunt, dull, D. sleeuw, slee, sour, OHG. sl[=e]o blunt, dull, Icel. sl[=o]r, sl[ae]r, Dan. sl[ o]v, Sw. sl[ o]. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slow-coach — Used in informal British speech to scmeone who seems to be moving too slowly. The American equivalent is ‘slowpoke’. Dickens seems to have been the first to use the slow coach metaphor, applying it to Mr Pickwick. Later, in Martin Chuzzlewit,… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
slow coach — noun : one who is slow or is lethargic in temperament : one who thinks or moves slowly * * * slow coach, Informal. 1. a slowpoke. 2. an idle, inactive person. 3. an old fashioned person; fogy … Useful english dictionary
slow coach — slow person … English contemporary dictionary
Slow coach — lagging behind, slow, lazy person … Dictionary of Australian slang
slow coach — Australian Slang lagging behind, slow, lazy person … English dialects glossary
slow·coach — … Useful english dictionary
slow-coach — … Useful english dictionary
Slow Poke — is a popular song. It is credited to three writers: Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart, and Chilton Price. Actually Price wrote the song in 1951, as she thought the song described her friend, King, very well. King recorded the song and Stewart did the… … Wikipedia
Slow — (sl[=o]), a. [Compar. {Slower} (sl[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Slowest}.] [OE. slow, slaw, AS. sl[=a]w; akin to OS. sl[=e]u blunt, dull, D. sleeuw, slee, sour, OHG. sl[=e]o blunt, dull, Icel. sl[=o]r, sl[ae]r, Dan. sl[ o]v, Sw. sl[ o]. Cf. {Sloe}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
