slowpoke

[ sloh-pohk ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a person who makes slow progress.

   Synonyms: dallier, dawdler, slug, laggard

slowpoke

/ ˈsləʊˌpəʊk /

noun

1. informal.
   the usual US and Canadian word for slowcoach

Word History and Origins

Origin of slowpoke¹

First recorded in 1915–20; slow + poke ¹

Example Sentences

And I know some of you remember the Looney Tunes cartoon mouse Speedy Gonzales, the fastest mouse in all of Mexico, “¡Arriba Arriba! ¡Ándale!” and his lethargic, useless sidekick, Slowpoke Rodriguez: “Sorry, Señor Pussycat, I can’t play wit’ ‘chu no more, it’s time for my siesta.”

From Los Angeles Times

It revealed that gaps in state law and slowpoke regulators allowed health care workers accused of abusing patients to keep providing care.

From Seattle Times

“This is a very mortifying situation,” Fisher Ames of Massachusetts said then, at Federal Hall in New York City, while waiting for his slowpoke colleagues.

From Washington Post

“Oh, I’ll order for you, slowpoke.”

From Literature

But if your heart is a slowpoke the rest of the time, your health could be at risk.

From Washington Post