iceblock
nounEtymology From ice + block.
1
A block of ice.
2
Australia, New Zealand Synonym of popsicle, frozen fruit juice on a stick.
- About this time I′m getting real thirsty and need an iceblock bad so I get on up and go into the dairy and take me a lemonade one, plus an aniseed wheel to keep up my energy.1989, Mary Paul (editor, New Women′s Fiction, page 63:
- We meet at Robson′s corner for an iceblock — Josh, Elliot, Ryan, Finn, and me — searching for something to do.2010, J A Mawter, So Feral!, unnumbered page:
1 more example
- Of course my daughter said today was iceblock day, which happened to be Friday, so iceblocks became a Friday after-school treat.2010, Karen Fischer, Healthy Family, Happy Family: The Complete Healthy Guide to Feeding Your Family, page 58: