"catsicle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: catsicles [plural]
Etymology: cat + -sicle Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cat|sicle}} cat + -sicle Head templates: {{en-noun}} catsicle (plural catsicles)
  1. (informal, humorous) A cold or frozen cat. Tags: humorous, informal Categories (lifeform): Cats Related terms: dogsicle

Inflected forms

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