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slowie

slowie noun: a song with a slow tempo.

Noun

slowie (plural slowies)

  1. (informal) A song with a slow tempo.
    • A slowie with a great groove1990, Blues & Soul, numbers 576-588, page 12
    • After five up-tempo songs, we switched gears for a slowie. “Saddest Song” was the first song we learned for the album, and again Patrick's versatile guitar tone works wonders.2009, Jon Ginoli, Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division, page 249

Forms of slowie

pluralslowies

Origin of slowie

From slow + -ie.

Questions about slowie

What does slowie mean?
Slowie means a song with a slow tempo.
What part of speech is slowie?
Slowie is a noun.
What is the plural of slowie?
The plural of slowie is slowies.

Words near slowie in the dictionary

  1. Sloweys
  2. slowfooted
  3. slowfox
  4. slowhound
  5. slowhounds
  6. slowie
  7. slowies
  8. Slowik
  9. Slowiks
  10. slowing
  11. slowing down

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