different between slowcoach vs slowpoke

English

Etymology

slow +? coach

Noun

slowcoach (plural slowcoaches)

1. (informal, Britain) A person, especially a child, who moves slowly.

   Synonyms: plodder, sluggard, (North America) slowpoke

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

   • 1911, Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown, The Blue Cross:

     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.

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

Translations

References

• 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

English

Etymology

From slow +? poke.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?slo??po?k/

Noun

slowpoke (plural slowpokes)

1. (US, Canada, informal, mildly derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.

   Hey, you slowpokes in the back! Get a move on!

Translations

Synonyms

• plodder
• sluggard
• slowcoach (UK)