POPSICLE

Etymology

Noun

popsicle (plural popsicles)

(chiefly US, Canada) Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like, on a stick, of a size to be one serving.

(figuratively) Something cold or frozen.

Synonyms

• ice pop

• ice lolly (UK)

• icy pole (Australia)

Etymology

Epsicle ice pop, from the surname of Frank Epperson, its inventor, + icicle; the inventor's children renamed it popsicle, from (soda) pop.

Noun

Popsicle (plural Popsicles)

A type of ice lolly.

Source: Wiktionary



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EARTHSHAKING

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