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SLOWPOKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slowpoke mean? 

SLOWPOKE (noun)
  The noun SLOWPOKE has 1 sense:

1. someone who moves slowlyplay

  Familiarity information: SLOWPOKE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SLOWPOKE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who moves slowly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

plodder; slowcoach; slowpoke; stick-in-the-mud

Context example:

in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach

Hypernyms ("slowpoke" is a kind of...):

dawdler; drone; laggard; lagger; poke; trailer (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)


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