bumsicle
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bum (“homeless person”) + -sicle.
Noun
[edit]bumsicle (plural bumsicles)
- (informal) A homeless person afflicted with hypothermia as a result of living outdoors in winter.
- 2008, Simon R. Green, “Lucy, at Christmastime”, in Charlaine Harris, Toni L. P. Kelner, editors, Wolfsbane and Mistletoe[2], Ace Books, →ISBN:
- […] “Apart from this guy, you been busy?”
She shook her head. “Not the past two days. Not even a bumsicle.” She glanced at the steely sky. “That'll change. Snow tonight.”