popsicle meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

popsicle

nounalso spelled Popsicle

UK /ˈpɒp.sɪ.kəl/ · US /ˈpɑp.sɪ.kəl/

Etymology From the trade name Popsicle, a blend of pop (“father”) + Epsicle (original trade name), itself a blend of Epperson (surname of the inventor) + icicle.

Canada, Philippines, US Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like on a stick.

“I think this is the hottest day I’ve ever experienced in my life,” Ikumi Cooray, 25, said Friday, waiting for a tram in Melbourne as a popsicle melted in her hand.2019 January 26, James Tarabay, “Across Australia, Yet Another Scorching Summer”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2019:

Figuratively Something cold or frozen.

Turn up the thermostat! We're all turning into popsicles in here!

Synonyms: ice pop, ice lolly, ice lol, lolly ice, iceblock, icy pole, paddle pop
Derived terms: bloodsicle, blow this popsicle stand, cakesicle, cocksicle, corpsicle, creamsicle, fudgsicle, Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick, poopsicle, poptail, waffsicle

Popsicle

noun

Etymology Blend of pop (“father”) + Epsicle, from Epperson + icicle. Named after Frank Epperson, its inventor. The inventor's children renamed it Popsicle, from Pop's 'sicle.

A Popsicle brand popsicle, a type of ice lolly.

Derived terms: popsicle