/ · 1894 Brewer’s · S · Slow
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Stupid, dull. A “quick boy” is one who is sharp and active. Awfully slow, slang for very stupid and dull
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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