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slowcoach

slowcoach noun: a person, especially a child, who moves slowly.

Noun

slowcoach (plural slowcoaches)

  1. (Ireland, UK, informal) 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.1911, Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown, The Blue Cross
  2. (Ireland, UK, informal) A person who is slow on the uptake; one who does not comprehend new ideas quickly.

slowcoach meaning in Kannada

slowcoach in Kannada

ಬಹುನಿಧಾನಿ, ಮಂದಗತಿಯವನು, ಛಾನಸದವನು, ಮಂದಮತಿ, ಜಡಭರತ

Synonyms of slowcoach

Forms of slowcoach

pluralslowcoaches

Origin of slowcoach

From slow + coach.

Questions about slowcoach

What does slowcoach mean?
Slowcoach means a person, especially a child, who moves slowly.
What is slowcoach in Kannada?
Slowcoach in Kannada is ಬಹುನಿಧಾನಿ, ಮಂದಗತಿಯವನು, ಛಾನಸದವನು. See Slowcoach meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is slowcoach?
Slowcoach is a noun.
What is the plural of slowcoach?
The plural of slowcoach is slowcoaches.

Words near slowcoach in the dictionary

  1. slowbalization
  2. slowball
  3. slowballed
  4. slowballing
  5. slowballs
  6. slowcoach
  7. slowcoaches
  8. slowcore
  9. slowdown
  10. slowdowns
  11. slowed

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