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corpsicle

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːp.sɪ.kəl/

The English word “corpsicle” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

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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