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slowie

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English

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Etymology

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From slow +‎ -ie.

Noun

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slowie (plural slowies)

  1. (informal) A song with a slow tempo.
    • 1990, Blues & Soul, numbers 576-588, page 12:
      A slowie with a great groove
    • 2009, Jon Ginoli, Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division, page 249:
      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.