frogsicle

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English

Etymology

From frog +‎ -sicle.

Noun

frogsicle (plural frogsicles)

  1. (informal, humorous) A cold or frozen frog.
    • 1997, James Martin, Frogs, Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 22:
      When spring comes, the frogsicle defrosts and shivers back to life.
    • 2005, Aimee H. Bakken, What's Inside a Frog, Tangerine Press/Scholastic, →ISBN:
      Some frogs can become frogsicles and still live! The North American wood frog can withstand brutal winters.
    • 2008, William Hanson, The Edge of Medicine: The Technology That Will Change Our Lives, Palgrave Macmillan, published 2009, →ISBN, page 182:
      The Canadian wood frog turns into a frozen frogsicle every winter []