Meanings
plural ratsicles
- humorousinformalA cold or frozen rat.
I'd just fed Rocky the Boa his weekly ratsicle the day before — as evidenced by the golf ball-sized lump in his midsection […]
2007, Brenda Scott Royce, Monkey Star, New American Library, →ISBN, page 872 more examples
The negative aspects of pre-killed rodents generally focus on two things: the initial killing of the rodent, and the prospect of opening the freezer to find a "ratsicle" next to your frozen pizza.
2002, Reptiles, volume 10, page 66The aviary was high enough for him to hop and flap up onto his perches, and there was water for him to take his baths, along with the remnants of a ratsicle, yesterday's supper.
2013, Barbara Chepaitis, Saving Eagle Mitch: One Good Deed in a Wicked World, Excelsior Editions, →ISBN, page 127
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