corpsicle

== English == === Etymology === Blend of corpse +‎ popsicle. The cryogenic sense is a coinage by author Frederik Pohl in The Age of the Pussyfoot (1969). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːp.sɪ.kəl/, [ˈkɔːp.sɪ.kl̩] (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹp.sɪ.kəl/, [ˈkɔɹp.sɪ.kl̩] === Noun === corpsicle (plural corpsicles) (science fiction) A person who has been cryonically frozen in the hope of later revival. (informal) A frozen corpse. ==== References ==== Corpsicle by Larry Niven from A World Out of Time