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- [sloh-pohk]
- /ˈsloʊˌpoʊk/
- /ˈsləʊ.pəʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sloh-pohk]
- /ˈsloʊˌpoʊk/
Definitions of slowpoke word
- noun slowpoke a person who makes slow progress. 1
- noun slowpoke person who does things slowly 1
- countable noun slowpoke If you call someone a slowpoke, you are criticizing the fact that they do something slowly. 0
- noun slowpoke a person who acts or moves slowly 0
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Origin of slowpoke
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; slow + poke1
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Parts of speech for Slowpoke
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slowpoke popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
slowpoke usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slowpoke
noun slowpoke
- chelonian — any reptile of the order Chelonia, including the tortoises and turtles, in which most of the body is enclosed in a protective bony capsule
- cooter — a large freshwater turtle, Pseudemus concinna, found in southern USA and northern Mexico
- dawdler — to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages!
- laggard — a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.
- lagger — a convict or ex-convict.
Top questions with slowpoke
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- how to evolve slowpoke into slowking?
- how does slowpoke evolve into slowbro?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with sl
- Words starting with slo
- Words starting with slow
- Words starting with slowp
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- Words starting with slowpoke