| 单词 |
popsicle |
| 释义 |
popsicle orig. and chiefly U.S.|ˈpɒpsɪk(ə)l|
Also popsickle and with capital initial.
[Fanciful name.]
An ice-lolly. Also fig. and attrib.
Popsicle is a proprietary name in the U.S.
1923Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 25 Sept. 600/1 Trade-mark ‘Popsicle’. Particular description of goods.—Lollypops. Claims use since May 28, 1923. 1932H. H. Somner Theory & Pract. Ice Cream Making xxi. 502 Frozen Suckers, Popsicles, etc...patterned after candy suckers, or lollypops, are made by freezing ice mixes in suitable forms with wooden sticks inserted to serve as a handle. 1941S. V. Benét in Life 7 July 90/1 The usual crowd..Kidding the local cop and eating popsicles. 1945A. Kober Parm Me 177 Leon Blatt..had just consumed a Popsicle and was now busy scraping its stick with his tongue. 1952E. B. White Charlotte's Web xvi. 123 In the hard-packed dirt of the midway..you will find a veritable treasure of..salted almonds, popsicles, partially gnawed ice cream cones, and the wooden sticks of lolly-pops. 1961A. Sexton in Poetry (Chicago) Dec. 161 The maid As thin as a popsicle stick Holds dinner as usual. 1962J. Ludwig in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories (1968) 2nd Ser. 250 ‘I look like a big popsicle, eh Josef?’ Mrs Goffman said to her chauffeur. 1963E. B. White Let. 22 July (1976) 504, I am always astonished to discover that my haphazard literary popsicles have found takers in places like Helsinki. 1967M. McCarthy in Observer 30 Apr. 11/7 All the children who had gathered round to buy popsicles..from the popsicle man. 1972Last Whole Earth Catalog (Portola Inst.) 291/3 Every bookstore has a line of ocean popsicles for your refreshment now. 1973Nation Rev. (Melbourne) 31 Aug. 1460/3 Perhaps you would prefer one of these nice laudanum popsicles? 1977Time 2 May 42/3 All they have to show an employer is a Social Security card, which is about as hard to acquire as a Popsicle. Ibid. 18 July 47/2 The delectable nymphet Lolita has a cruel, popsicle heart. |
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