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slow·poke

 (slō′pōk′)
n. Informal
One that moves, works, or acts slowly.
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slowpoke

(ˈsləʊˌpəʊk)
n
informal the usual US and Canadian word for slowcoach
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slow•poke

(ˈsloʊˌpoʊk)

n.
Informal. a person who dawdles.
[1915–20]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.slowpoke - someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"
slowcoach, stick-in-the-mud, plodder
dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke, drone - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
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slowpoke

noun
Informal. One that lags:
dawdler, dilly-dallier, lag, laggard, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, poke, procrastinator, straggler, tarrier.
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slowpoke

[ˈsləʊpəʊk] n (US) → lambin(e) m/fslow puncture n → crevaison f lenteslow-witted [ˌsləʊˈwɪtɪd] adj → lourdaud(e)slow worm n → orvet m
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