Definition of slowcoach in English:
slowcoach
nounˈsləʊkəʊtʃˈsloʊˌkoʊtʃ
British informal A person who acts or moves slowly.
‘Come on, slowcoach,’ urged George
North American term slowpoke
Example sentencesExamples
- Come along, slowcoach, spit spot, on the double now!
- The hope now is that slowcoach Europe will lift its performance in 2004, taking some of the pressure off the US workhorse.
- Eventually, after six hours on the back of the bike we swept those slowcoach cyclists over the finish line and there were all the rest of the entrants.