Style query

[ColbertNation]

OK, so Popsicle is a trademark. Can I lowercase it to mean any frozen, juice-flavored treat, or do I have to come up with something else?

 

[deskslave]

Technically, no, same as you couldn't lowercase Coke to mean any cola-flavored beverage.

 

[ColbertNation]

Technically, no, same as you couldn't lowercase Coke to mean any cola-flavored beverage.

That's what I figured. Suggestions, then?

 

[Jay Sherman]

Ice pop?

 

[pressboxer]

Icy poles (Australian)

Or maybe just "frozen treat"

 

[a_rosenthal]

Frozen treat?

 

[JR]

Frozen treat?

Frozen treat on a popsicle stick?

 

[ColbertNation]

Frozen treat?

Frozen treat on a popsicle stick?

Or Popsicle stick? I went with frozen treat. I used a Kleenex, sorry, a tissue to wipe the sweat from my brow, and then treated myself to a bowl of Jell-O, sorry, gelatin dessert afterward.

 

[Jay Sherman]

Who the hell eats non-Jello gelatin?

 

[mike311gd]

Just don't cut yourself unless you've got any Band-aids around.

 

[a_rosenthal]

Who the hell eats non-Jello gelatin?

In college I used to make non-Jello, gelatin shots. Saved me a little bit of money (looking back, it probably only saved me about .50 cents each party, but I was poor as ****).

Plus, nobody noticed the difference. Or they were too drunk to notice the difference.

 

[zebracoy]

Not that it matters now, but I find "frozen treat" to be incredibly vague. That could mean anything from a Klondike bar to one of those frozen toasted almond things.

It might just be me, but at no point to I think Popsicle. I'd go with ice pop as the best choice.

 

[fossywriter8]

OK, so Popsicle is a trademark. Can I lowercase it to mean any frozen, juice-flavored treat, or do I have to come up with something else?

Why not just use frozen juice-flavored treat?

 

[WazzuGrad00]

Ice pop?

This is probably the best answer. It's how Popsicle generically refers to them.

 

[fossywriter8]

Ice pop?

Maybe because, for much of the country, "pop" refers to a carbonated drink (Coke, Pepsi, RC, etc).

This is probably the best answer. It's how Popsicle generically refers to them.