"Popsicle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Popsicles [plural]
Etymology: Blend of pop + Epsicle. From Epperson+icicle. Named after Frank Epperson, its inventor. The Epsicle ice pop; the inventor's children renamed it popsicle, from (soda) pop. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|pop|Epsicle}} Blend of pop + Epsicle, {{m|en|Epperson}} Epperson, {{m|en|icicle}} icicle, {{lang|en|Frank Epperson}} Frank Epperson, {{named-after|en|Frank Epperson|nocat=1}} Named after Frank Epperson, {{l|en|pop}} pop Head templates: {{en-noun}} Popsicle (plural Popsicles)
  1. A Popsicle brand popsicle, a type of ice lolly. Categories (topical): Ice cream Derived forms: popsicle
    Sense id: en-Popsicle-en-noun-q4V0V08v Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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