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noun
A period of time spent in an unusually slow fashion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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noun
Deliberate slow working as a protest during an industrial dispute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, Nigeria, UK
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noun
Any ponderous business, such as backhanded public administration or a traffic jam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Nigeria, informal
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noun
a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: job action
History
Deverbal from go slow.
