"frogsicle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frogsicles [plural]
Etymology: frog + -sicle Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frog|sicle}} frog + -sicle Head templates: {{en-noun}} frogsicle (plural frogsicles)
  1. (informal, humorous) A cold or frozen frog. Tags: humorous, informal Categories (lifeform): Frogs

Inflected forms

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