Why is it called a Popsicle?
- Why is it called a Popsicle?
Popsicle is a brand name. The actual things are called ice pops. First designed by accident in 1905, the name Popsicle is a portmanteau of soda pop and icicle — a nod to its origins as a bottle of soda left to freeze on a porch overnight by an 11-year-old Frank Epperson.