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• n  someone who moves slowly
  in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach

• ABOVE BOARD In the slowpoke, Somerset Maugham-era before long-haul flights became commonplace, travel in what was then known as the Far East was only possible by commercial ships.
• Now he was out on bail while the case dragged on in Siam's slowpoke courts.
• I butted in and asked the slowpoke if she had truly enjoyed her drawn-out trip or if it was just a civic-minded experiment inspired by listening to too much public radio.

• plodder
• stick-in-the-mud
• slowcoach

News & Articles

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• Our Man in Arlington
  Teddy Roosevelt continues to blow the 4th inning presidents’ race at Nationals Park. But, of course, in real life TR was anything but a slowpoke; in fact, the old rough rider was an ace horseman who rode many hours through woods here in Arlington. I ponder this when I bike [...]
  July 2, 2013 - Falls Church News-Press
• After 319 turtle racers, both championship races end in ties
  There were ties in both the Grand Champion and Grand Slowpoke races. Pictured are (front from left) Grand Champion Riley Keller, Grand Slowpoke Kristina Donaldson, Grand Slowpoke Nicholas Merch and his dad, and Grand Champion Marguerite DeFlorin and her sister, Marissa. In the rear are announcer ...
  July 1, 2013 - The Pilot-Independent

Quotes

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• Garry Trudeau in PR Web (press release)
  Sly, quick and smart, Jen Sorensen's comic strip is nothing like its name. So don't be deceived--Slowpoke is going places,said Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau.