slowpoke
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noun \ˈslō-ˌpōk\Definition of SLOWPOKE
: a very slow person
See Examples of SLOWPOKE
- We're going to be late if that slowpoke doesn't hurry up.
- <quit being such a slowpoke this morning, or you'll be late>
Origin of SLOWPOKE
1slow + poke annoyingly stupid person
First Known Use: circa 1848
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Rhymes with SLOWPOKE
ad hoc, backstroke, baroque, bespoke, blow smoke, breaststroke, brushstroke, bur oak, chain-smoke, convoke, cork oak, cowpoke, downstroke, evoke, ground stroke, heatstroke, holm oak, in-joke, invoke, keystroke, kinfolk, kinsfolk, menfolk, pin oak, post oak, presoak, provoke, red oak, revoke, scrub oak, she-oak, sidestroke, silk oak, sunchoke, sunstroke, tan oak, townsfolk, uncloak, unyoke, upstroke, white oak, workfolk
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