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frogsicle en · NOUN

Etymology

From frog + -sicle.

Meanings

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

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