English Explanatory Dictionary

corpsicle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who has been cryonically frozen in the hope of later revival.
  2. A frozen corpse.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːp.sɪ.kəl/ [ˈkɔːp.sɪ.kl̩] /ˈkɔɹp.sɪ.kəl/ [ˈkɔɹp.sɪ.kl̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-corpsicle.wav

Word forms

corpsicle corpsicles

Etymology

Blend of corpse + popsicle. The cryogenic sense is a coinage by author Frederik Pohl in The Age of the Pussyfoot (1969).

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