slowpoke
English
/ˈsloʊˌpoʊk/
noun
Definitions
- (US) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.
Etymology
Compound from English slow + English poke (Phytolacca americana).
Origin
English
poke
Gloss
Phytolacca americana
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cowpoke English
- forslow English
- gunpoke English
- overslow English
- pokable English
- poke English
- poke along English
- poke box English
- pokeberry English
- pokeful English
- poker English
- pokeroot English
- pokeweed English
- shitepoke English
- sloth English
- slow English
- slow-burning English
- slow-paced English
- slowass English
- slowback English
- slowball English
- slowcoach English
- slowcore English
- slowen English
- sloweth English
- slowfooted English
- slowish English
- slowly English
- slown English
- slowness English
- slowpitch English
- slowplay English
- slowsome English
- slowth English
- superslow English
- ultraslow English
- slowen Dutch, Flemish
- slow French
- slæwþ Old English
- slow Middle English
- poken Middle Dutch
- poke
- slow
- sloth
- slown
- poker
- slowen
- slowth
- slowly
- pokable
- sloweth
- cowpoke
- gunpoke
- forslow
- slowish
- pokeful
- slowass
- slowsome
- slowness
- overslow
- slowball
- poke box
- pokeroot
- slowback
- slowplay
- slowcore
- pokeweed
- slowpitch
- slowcoach
- superslow
- pokeberry
- ultraslow
- shitepoke
- slowfooted
- slow-paced
- poke along
- slow-burning