Different parts of Australia use either ice block or icy pole (which is a brand name), and New Zealand uses ice block. In the Philippines the term ice drop is used with coconut flavor ice pops being called ice bukos. India uses the terms ice gola and ice candy.
Launched to the public in 1953, the brand had a 50-year anniversary in 2004 at which point it was one of the best known brands in Australia. The wooden stick holding the confection is known as a Paddle Pop stick (used commonly for arts and crafts and known also as a popsicle stick or craft stick).
Queenslanders like their 'by jingos' - a brand name for the sweet, frozen treats, which has stuck - Victorians have icy poles, and in NSW they enjoy an ice block.
While the answers to shopping trolley, bread rolls and chips weren't particularly controversial, Americans just couldn't wrap their heads around the fact that Aussies refer to icy poles as Zooper Doopers.
Contributor's comments: A bye jingo is an ice block or popsicle. I believe that it was actually the brand name of one of the first ice blocks released. It can also be used as an exclamation: "Can you buy me a bye jingo Mum?" OR "Bye jingos he was big!"
In the US, frozen ice pops are often referred to as popsicles or freezer pops; in the United Kingdom, India, Ireland, and South Africa ice lollies; in New Zealand ice blocks; in Australia icy poles; in the Philippines ice drops; and in the Cayman Island they are called chihiro- just to name a few.
(pɒpsɪkəl ) Word forms: plural Popsicles. countable noun. A Popsicle is a piece of flavoured ice or ice cream on a stick.
Icy-pole: Ice cream or popsicle.
That, my friend, is an ice pole. I agree, ice pop. zooper doopers - assume it's a brand name? in Canada we used to call these Icicles.
Zooper Dooper = Popsicle.
The Australian Antarctic Territory, which is situated from 60°S latitude to the South Pole and between longitudes 160°E and 45°but excluding the French sector of Terre Adélie, which comprises the islands and territories south of 60°S and between longitudes 136°E and 142°E.
On the mainland's border nudging the Torres Strait, you'll find Cape York Peninsula, the farthest northern tip of Queensland.
Of course, here in NZ an “ice block” is a frozen confection on a stick. In the US, it is usually called a “Popsicle”.
Teachers sometimes conflate Cold Call with something known as “Popsicle Sticks” (in the US) or as 'Hands Down' (or “lolly Sticks” in the UK).
Ice block for all types of iced confectionery on a stick, but Paddle Pop for the specific brand. Ice blocks are frozen flavoured water. Paddle pops are frozen favoured milk.
One tweeted: 'Scotland: 'it's an ice pole', England: 'we call it a chilly willy freezy poppington the 2nd.
We generally call these things ice lollies.
Ice pops (often called "popsicles" in Canada after the popular ice pop brand, Popsicle), are liquid-based frozen treats served on a stick.
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Chewie: if someone asks you for some chewie, they're looking for a piece of chewing gum. Chuck a sickie: a worker who decides to take a sick day when they're actually in perfect health is chucking a sickie.
“Popsicle sticks” are often marketed as “treat sticks” or “craft sticks” in order to avoid trademark troubles.
Ice Sticks promote thermal stimulation for oral movement. The program is designed for clients who cannot achieve lip closure, jaw closure or sufficient tongue retraction to mobilize a bolus back to achieve a swallow.
Though it can vary from company to company, popsicle sticks are typically made of birchwood. Occasionally, plastic or another type of wood is used for ice cream sticks and holders, but birchwood remains popular for many reasons.
The name freezie itself is most commonly used in Canada. Other regional names include freeze pop, freezer pop, popsicle and Icee in the United States, ice pole and ice pop in the United Kingdom, icy pole in Australia, sip up and Pepsi ice in India, and ice candy in the Philippines.