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Meaning of popsicle in English:

popsicle

Pronunciation /ˈpɒpsɪkl/

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noun

Trademark ; North American

  • A piece of flavoured ice or ice cream on a stick; an ice lolly.

    ‘Children may enjoy Popsicles, Jell-O, ice cream, or applesauce.’
    • ‘Give him extra fluids (such as water, Popsicles, Jell-O, or juices).’
    • ‘Some doctors say that children over 2 years old can have Gatorade, soda, clear soups, tea, Jell-o, and Popsicles.’
    • ‘There were coffee cakes, Popsicles and peanut butter cookies.’
    • ‘The corndog and the Popsicle each took up a three full pages, the Belgian waffle barely one page.’

Origin

1920s fanciful formation.