slowpoke
pronunciation
How to pronounce slowpoke in British English:
UK [ˈsləʊpəʊk]
How to pronounce slowpoke in American English:
US [ ˈsloʊpoʊk]
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- Noun:
- someone who moves slowly
Word Origin
- slowpoke (n.)
- 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."
Example
- 1. Slowpoke , what are you waiting for ?
- 2. This man is really a slowpoke , he never hurries in doing anything .
- 3. Hey , slowpoke , get dressed immediately , or you will be tardy ( late )