catsicle

Noun

catsicle (plural catsicles)

1. (humorous, informal) A cold or frozen cat.
   • He slipped out the back door, and we did not see him for two full days. The temperature dropped dramatically, it was close to freezing those two nights. We figured, too bad, the little bugger had it made, with us, and now he'll be a catsicle or a catsplat in the road...So we gave up on him, and...1995 November 21, Virtuanna [username], “Re: A Pox Upon The Kitten Dumpers”, in rec.pets.cats (Usenet)
   • 'The cat's gone,' my father said. 'Face it, that cat can hardly stay alive inside the house. She's not coming back. And if you hold the door open much longer, the rest of us will freeze to death too.'
     'Poppy!' my stepmother shouted.
     'She's frozen now,' I said helpfully. 'She's a catsicle.'2003, David Bennun, Tick Bite Fever, Random House, published 2004, →ISBN, page 145