A fork of Rural Dictionary
1) Someone who doesn't understand what's going on. 2) A person who is not particularly quick in their mental processes. See also retard, stupid
1)Yo, Brian is slow he didn't know the teacher was talking about him. 2)That girl is so slow she failed the driving test five times.
a situation looks bleak or there is no hope
the republicans beating obama next election. it's slow
A relatively slow learner, who while struggling to keep up with everyday tasks, cultural evolution, or academics, is in a temporary (and usually domain limited) state of high reason, capable of demonstrating some set of the complex products of creativity and/or analytical thought. An effect due to some combination of factors such as intrinsic motivation, autistic spectrum disorders, emotional intelligence, mental specialization, and the powers of chance.
"But I thought Einstein couldn't speak till he was four". "He was just slow" "Mikey's failing math again!" "Don't worry about honey.....he's just a little slow"
Intoxicated, usually on depressants such as alcohol, opioids, or benzodiazepines.
"Amir is nodding out, he's so slowed!"