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popsicle

Syllables: pop·si·cle/ˈpɒp.sɪ.kəl/US/ˈpɑp.sɪ.kəl/

popsicle noun: frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like on a stick.

popsicle: frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like on a stick
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Noun (1)

popsicle (plural popsicles)

  1. (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
  2. (figuratively) Something cold or frozen.
    • Turn up the thermostat! We're all turning into popsicles in here!

Noun (2) capitalized: Popsicle

Popsicle (plural Popsicles)

  1. A Popsicle brand popsicle, a type of ice lolly.

popsicle meaning in Gujarati, Arabic, Malay and Vietnamese

popsicle in Gujarati

frozen juice &c. on a stick
બરફગોળો baraphgoḷo

popsicle in Arabic

frozen juice &c. on a stick
دُنْدُرْمَة dundurma

popsicle in Malay

frozen juice &c. on a stick
ais loli

popsicle in Vietnamese

frozen juice &c. on a stick
kem que

Synonyms of popsicle

Forms of popsicle

pluralpopsicles
pluralPopsicles

Origin of popsicle

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

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.

Words formed from popsicle

Phrases with popsicle

Questions about popsicle

What does popsicle mean?
Popsicle means frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like on a stick.
What is popsicle in Gujarati?
Popsicle in Gujarati is બરફગોળો (baraphgoḷo). See Popsicle meaning in Gujarati.
What part of speech is popsicle?
Popsicle is a noun.
How do you pronounce popsicle?
Popsicle is pronounced /ˈpɒp.sɪ.kəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of popsicle?
The plural of popsicle is popsicles.

Words near popsicle in the dictionary

  1. pops up
  2. pops wood
  3. pops.
  4. popshop
  5. popshops
  6. popsicle
  7. popsicles
  8. popsie
  9. popsies
  10. Popski
  11. popskull

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Adapted from Wiktionary: popsicle (page history and authors); Popsicle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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