A18

Words or expressions used around here about a very slow person: “What’s keeping him? He certainly is ________!”

SLOWPOKE	324
POKY	128
SLOW	84
SLOW AS MOLASSES	84
SLOW AS MOLASSES IN JANUARY	62
SLOW AS A SNAIL	35
LAZY	34
SLOW AS CHRISTMAS	28
TAKING HIS TIME	26
NR	21
SLOW AS COLD MOLASSES	16
SLOWER THAN MOLASSES IN JANUARY	14
SLOW AS SEVEN-YEAR ITCH	13
DAWDLER	11
SLOW AS MOLASSES IN WINTER	10
SLOW AS THE SEVEN-YEAR ITCH	8
POKE	7
SLOW AS MOSES	7
SLOWER THAN THE SEVEN-YEAR ITCH	7
SNAIL	7
DRAGGY	6
LAGGARD	5
SLOWER THAN MOLASSES	5
SLOWPOKY	5
DRAGGING HIS FEET	4
LATE	4
MODERATE	4
MOPE	4
SLOW AS A TURTLE	4
SLOW AS MUD	4
SLOWER THAN HELL	4
SLOWER THAN THE SECOND COMING	4
STICK-IN-THE-MUD	4
TOO SLOW TO CATCH COLD	4
AWFULLY SLOW	3
DAWDLING	3
DRAG	3
DRAGGING HIS ASS	3
MOPY	3
POKING AROUND	3
SLOW AS A COW’S TAIL	3
SLOW AS A TERRAPIN	3
SLOW AS HELL	3
SLOW AS MOLASSES RUNNING UPHILL	3
SLOW AS THE DEVIL	3
TAKING HIS OWN TIME	3
TRIFLING	3
ALWAYS LATE	2
AS SLOW AS CHRISTMAS	2
CREEPING	2
DEADHEAD	2
DELIBERATE	2
DILLYDALLYING	2
DRAGGING	2
DRAGGING HIS HEELS	2
EASY-GOING	2
FOOLING AROUND	2
KILLING TIME	2
LAZY FELLOW	2
LIKE A SNAIL	2
LOAFER	2
MOPING	2
OLD SLOWPOKE	2
PLODDER	2
POKE-EASY	2
PROCRASTINATOR	2
SLEEPY	2
SLOW AS METHUSELAH	2
SLOW AS POND WATER	2
SLOW AS TAR	2
SLOW AS THE ITCH	2
SLOW AS THE SECOND COMING	2
SLOW AS THEY MAKE THEM	2
SLOW ON THE DRAW	2
SLOW ON THE PICKUP	2
SLOWER THAN A SNAIL	2
SLOWER THAN CHRISTMAS	2
SLOWER THAN MOLASSES IN THE WINTERTIME	2
SLOWER THAN MOSES	2
SLOWER THAN THE WRATH OF GOD	2
SLOW-MOTION	2
SLOW-MOVING	2
SLUGGARD	2
STUPID	2
TAKING A LONG TIME	2
TARDY	2
TIME-KILLER	2
WASTING TIME	2
A-FOOLIN’ AROUND	1
AIN’T GOT NO GET-UP IN HIM	1
ALL DAY ABOUT COMING	1
ALWAYS SLOW	1
AS SLOW AS A SNAIL	1
AS SLOW AS A TURTLE	1
AS SLOW AS CREEPING PARALYSIS	1
AS SLOW AS MR. BLAIR	1
AS SLOW AS POND WATER	1
AS SLOW AS TAR	1
AS SLOW AS THE ITCH	1
AS SLOW AS THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST	1
ASLEEP ON HIS FEET	1
ASS-END LOOPING	1
AT A SNAIL’S PACE	1
AWFUL SLOW PERSON	1
BACKWARD	1
BEHIND TIME	1
BORN LAZY AND NEVER GOT RESTED	1
CERTAINLY MOVES SLOW	1
CLODHOPPER	1
COLD SYRUP	1
CREEP	1
DAMN SLOW	1
DAWDLED	1
DAYDREAMING	1
DEAD BUT DON’T KNOW ENOUGH TO STIFFEN	1
DESPACIO	1
DILATORY	1
DODDERING	1
DOESN’T MOVE VERY FAST	1
DON’T MOVE ONCE A WEEK	1
DON’T MOVE VERY FAST	1
DOODLER	1
DOPE	1
DRAG AROUND LIKE DEAD LICE WAS DROPPING OFF OF HIM	1
DRAGABOUT	1
DRAGGING ALONG	1
DRAGGING HIS ASHEE	1
DRAGS HIS FEET	1
DRIP	1
DULL	1
EASYGOING	1
FIDDLING AROUND	1
FORGETFUL	1
FUCK-OFF	1
GLUE-FOOT	1
GOES AT A SNAIL’S PACE	1
GOING AT A SNAIL’S PACE	1
GOT LEAD IN HIS ASS	1
GOT THE SLOW DRAG	1
HAVE TO SET STAKES TO KNOW HE’S MOVING	1
IDLING	1
IDLING ON THE JOB	1
IN SLOW MOTION	1
INCONSIDERATE	1
INDIFFERENT	1
INDOLENT	1
ITCH	1
JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS	1
JUST NATURALLY SLOW	1
LACKADAISICAL	1
LACKSADAISICAL	1
LAGGER	1
LAGGING	1
LAGGING BEHIND	1
LALLYGAGGER	1
LARD ASS	1
LAYING OUT	1
LAZIER THAN SIN	1
LAZIER THAN SUNRAYS	1
LAZY AS HELL	1
LAZY PERSON	1
LIFELESS	1
LIKE COAL TAR RUNNING UP A HILL	1
LIKE MOLASSES	1
LIKE MOLASSES IN JANUARY	1
LIKE THE DEAD LICE IS A-FALLING OFF HIM	1
LOAFING	1
MIGHTY SLOW	1
MISSING THE BOAT	1
MOPES ABOUT	1
MOVES LIKE A SNAIL	1
MOVES LIKE DEAD LICE ARE FALLING OFF OF HIM	1
MOVING AT A SNAIL’S PACE	1
MULISH	1
NEEDS AN EGG BEATER UP HIS REAR END …	1
NEVER IN A HURRY	1
NEVER’S ON TIME	1
NOT ENERGETIC	1
NOT ON THE BALL	1
NOT UP AND GOING	1
NOT UP ON HIS TOES	1
NOT VERY PUNCTUAL	1
NUDDLY	1
OVERDUE	1
POKE-ALONG	1
POKING	1
PRETTY MODERATE	1
PROCRASTINATING	1
PROCRASTINATION	1
PUDDLER	1
PUSSY-FOOTING AROUND	1
QUIET	1
REG’LAR OLD FUSSBUDGET	1
REGULAR POCAHONTAS	1
REGULAR SLOWPOKE	1
RETARDED	1
SET IN MOLASSES	1
SHIFTLESS	1
SLACK OF SPEED	1
SLIPPING	1
SLOTHFUL	1
SLOVENLY	1
SLOW AND LAZY	1
SLOW AND THOUGHTLESS	1
SLOW AS A BURRO	1
SLOW AS A DUMB WATCH	1
SLOW AS A GOPHER	1
SLOW AS A MOOSE IN LOW	1
SLOW AS A MULE	1
SLOW AS A OX	1
SLOW AS A PEA-TURKEY	1
SLOW AS A SEVEN-YEARS’ ITCH	1
SLOW AS A TORTOISE	1
SLOW AS ADAM’S OFF OX	1
SLOW AS ALL GET-OUT	1
SLOW AS ALL OUTDOORS	1
SLOW AS AN OLD TURTLE	1
SLOW AS BLACK MOLASSES	1
SLOW AS BROWNIAN MOVEMENT	1
SLOW AS CAN BE	1
SLOW AS CHRISTMAS COMING	1
SLOW AS COAL TAR	1
SLOW AS COLD MOLASSES RUNNING UP A HILL IN JANUARY	1
SLOW AS COLD TAR	1
SLOW AS COLD TAR RUNNING UP A HILL	1
SLOW AS CREAM A-RISING	1
SLOW AS DEATH	1
SLOW AS FLEAS FALLING OFF A DEAD DOG	1
SLOW AS FOG OFF OF SHIT	1
SLOW AS GOUGE	1
SLOW AS HE CAN BE	1
SLOW AS HOLY MOSES	1
SLOW AS ITCH	1
SLOW AS LAZARUS	1
SLOW AS MARCH	1
SLOW AS MOLASSES AT CHRISTMAS	1
SLOW AS MOLASSES GOING UPHILL IN JANUARY	1
SLOW AS MOLASSES IN THE WINTERTIME	1
SLOW AS MOLASSES IN WINTERTIME	1
SLOW AS MOLASSES ON A COLD MORNING	1
SLOW AS MOLASSES RUNNING UPHILL IN JANUARY	1
SLOW AS MOONSHINE	1
SLOW AS OLD METHUSALUM	1
SLOW AS SECOND-YEAR ITCH	1
SLOW AS SEVEN-YEARS’ ITCH	1
SLOW AS SORGHUM MOLASSES	1
SLOW AS THE DICKENS	1
SLOW AS THE HILLS	1
SLOW AS THE MOON RISING	1
SLOW AS THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST	1
SLOW AS THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH	1
SLOW AS THICK MOLASSES	1
SLOW AS TIME	1
SLOW BODY	1
SLOW GETTING AROUND	1
SLOW ON THE JOB	1
SLOW ONE	1
SLOW TALKER	1
SLOWER THAN A MULE	1
SLOWER THAN A YEAR COMING	1
SLOWER THAN AN OX	1
SLOWER THAN COAL TAR	1
SLOWER THAN COAL TAR MOVING UP A HILL AT CHRISTMAS TIME	1
SLOWER THAN COLD TAR	1
SLOWER THAN KINGDOM COME	1
SLOWER THAN KINGDOM TO COME	1
SLOWER THAN METHUSELAH	1
SLOWER THAN NED	1
SLOWER THAN STOCK-STILL	1
SLOWER THAN TAR	1
SLOWER THAN TAR UPHILL	1
SLOWER THAN THE ITCH	1
SLOWER THAN THE NINETY-DAY ITCH	1
SLOWER THAN THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST	1
SLOWER THAN TIME	1
SLOWFUL	1
SLOWING UP	1
SLOW-MINDED	1
SLUGGISH	1
SNAIL’S PACE	1
STEP-AND-FETCH-IT	1
STOGY	1
STUMBLEBUM	1
TAKING HIS OWN SWEET TIME	1
TEDIOUS	1
TIRED OUT FROM DOING NOTHING	1
TOO SLOW TO CATCH A COLD	1
TOO SLOW TO CATCH THE ITCH	1
TOO SLOW TO CATCH THE SEVEN-YEAR ITCH	1
TOO SLOW TO FALL FAST	1
TORTUGA	1
TRIAL TO PATIENCE	1
TURTLE	1
UNCONCERNED	1
VERY SLOW	1
WEARY FROM WELL-DOING	1
WORSE THAN MOLASSES	1
YOU HAVE TO MARK A SPOT TO SEE IF HE’S MOVING	1
“YOU MAY RUST OUT, BUT YOU’LL NEVER WEAR OUT”	1

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