Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Canada, US, derogatory, informal, mildly)A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.

    Hey, you slowpokes in the back! Get a move on!

    Trödler, Trödlerin

    копушаkopuša, тормозtormoz

    someone who moves slowly

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom is a slowpoke.

    ruТом — тугодум.

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  2. He's a slowpoke.

    ruОн тугодум.

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  3. He's always late. What a slowpoke!

    ruВечно он опаздывает. Вот же копуша!

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
person who moves slowly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who moves slowly:

Origin

From slow + poke.

From slow + poke.

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Forms

plural: slowpokes
Singularslowpoke
Pluralslowpokes

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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