"slowpoke" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsloʊˌpoʊk/ [General-American] Forms: slowpokes [plural]
Etymology: From slow + poke. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slow|poke}} slow + poke Head templates: {{en-noun}} slowpoke (plural slowpokes)
  1. (US, Canada, informal, mildly derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something. Tags: Canada, US, derogatory, informal, mildly Categories (topical): People Synonyms: plodder, sluggard, slowcoach [UK] Translations (person who moves slowly): мару́да (marúda) [feminine, masculine] (Belarusian), slome (Dutch), hidastelija (Finnish), vätys (Finnish), escargot [masculine] (French), Trödler [masculine] (German), Trödlerin [feminine] (German), cunctātor [masculine] (Latin), tregost [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), grzebuła [feminine, masculine] (Polish), guzdrała [feminine, masculine] (Polish), maruda [feminine, masculine] (Polish), maruder [masculine] (Polish), ślamazara [feminine, masculine] (Polish), ślamazarnik [masculine] (Polish), копуша (kopuša) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), тормоз (tormoz) [masculine] (Russian), slöfock [common-gender] (Swedish)

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