slowpoke

[sloh-pohk]

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noun Informal.

a person who makes slow progress.

Origin of slowpoke

First recorded in 1915–20; slow + poke¹

Synonyms for slowpoke

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laggard, dawdler, dallier, slug.

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Related Words for slowpoke

straggler, idler, procrastinator, sluggard, slug, snail, plodder, dawdler

Examples from the Web for slowpoke

Historical Examples of slowpoke

“Well, slowpoke,” screamed the engine as he came near the car.
Here and Now Story Book
Lucy Sprague Mitchell
But I hope old Slowpoke Langer and his dray come along before that.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High
Leslie W. Quirk

British Dictionary definitions for slowpoke

slowpoke

noun

informal the usual US and Canadian word for slowcoach

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Word Origin and History for slowpoke

also slow poke, 1848, American English from slow (adj.) + poke (n.3), the name of a device, like a yoke with a pole, attached to domestic animals such as pigs and sheep to keep them from escaping enclosures. Bartlett (1859) calls it "a woman's word."