SLOWPOKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slowpoke mean? • SLOWPOKE (noun)
The noun SLOWPOKE has 1 sense:
1. someone who moves slowly
Familiarity information: SLOWPOKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SLOWPOKE (noun)
Meaning:
Someone who moves slowly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
slowcoach; slowpoke; stick-in-the-mud; plodder
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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