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Meaning of slowcoach | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A person, especially a child, who moves slowly.
    Ireland, UK, informal
  2. A person who is slow on the uptake; one who does not comprehend new ideas quickly.
    Ireland, UK, informal

Equivalents

Deutsch Schlafmütze Trantüte
Polski lelum polelum

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

slowcore Slowdown Slowed slowed and throwed Slower Slowest

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