Popsicle
Americannoun
Explanation
A popsicle is a sweet, frozen treat on a stick. There's nothing like a bright red, cherry-flavored popsicle on a hot summer day. This word is commonly used for any water-based frozen dessert that you lick while holding a stick. Popsicle is actually a brand name for a specific company's ice pop. The first Popsicle was accidentally invented in 1905 by an 11-year-old who left a sweet drink outside overnight with a stirring stick in it. The liquid froze to the stick, and eight years later he began selling them, calling the cold treats Popsicles, modeled after "icicle."
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Example Sentences
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The craft activity this day involved Popsicle sticks, which the girls were gluing together to make picture frames.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024
Grab an icy drink or a Popsicle and be cool like this week’s Slate News Quiz.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2023
That's what Zosia Mamet invited a collection of famous friends — and notable strangers — to talk about for the new anthology "My First Popsicle."
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2022
When you’re a little kid, you need a Popsicle, and you’re trying to figure out how to lie, how to get it any way you can.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022
The metal was bitterly cold against Owen’s back, even through his clothes, and the icy wind blowing through it threatened to turn him into a Popsicle.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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