corpsicle
corpsicle · corpsicles
A person who has been cryonically frozen in the hope of later revivalA person who has been cryonically frozen in the hope of later revival.
UK/ˈkɔːp.sɪ.kəl/US/ˈkɔɹp.sɪ.kəl/
Meaning
2 sensesA person who has been cryonically frozen in the hope of later revival.
(informal)A frozen corpse.
Origin
Blend of corpse + popsicle. The cryogenic sense is a coinage by author Frederik Pohl in ThBlend of corpse + popsicle. The cryogenic sense is a coinage by author Frederik Pohl in The Age of the Pussyfoot (1969).
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Forms
plural: corpsicles| Singular | corpsicle |
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