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slow·poke

(slō′pōk′)

n. Informal

One that moves, works, or acts slowly.

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slowpoke

(ˈsləʊˌpəʊk)

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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Noun

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

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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