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to feel like a kidsicle

to feel like a kidsicle

9.9
To be very hot and uncomfortable, like melting in the sun
  • idiom
  • Slang
: sentirse derretido
  • I feel like a kidsicle in this heat!

Examples

  • After running outside, I felt like a kidsicle.

  • Sitting in the crowded subway, she began to feel like a kidsicle as the temperature rose.

  • After mowing the lawn in July, I felt like a kidsicle dripping in the sun.

  • By the time the air conditioning broke down, we all felt like kidsicles in the house.

  • Sitting in the crowded subway, she began to feel like a kidsicle as the temperature rose.

  • After mowing the lawn in July, I felt like a kidsicle dripping in the sun.

  • By the time the air conditioning broke down, we all felt like kidsicles in the house.

Synonyms

to feel the heat
vsto feel like a kidsicle
30 3.4

To notice warmth on your skin from the sun or a fire

is about strong personal discomfort from intense ambient heat
to swelter
vsto feel like a kidsicle
4 6.9

To feel very hot and uncomfortable in hot weather

is a vivid informal phrase comparing the feeling to melting heat

Antonyms

refreshed
23 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

cool
7 1.0

A pleasant, fairly low temperature

How Hot

sweltering
16 4.8
to feel like a kidsicle
  • Slang
9.9
warmth
121 1.0

Surface Forms

feel like a kidsicle infinitive
felt like a kidsicle past
felt like a kidsicle past participle
feeling like a kidsicle present participle
feels like a kidsicle third person singular

Morphology

feel + like + a + kidsicle

The expression hinges on the nonce blend "kidsicle," which is not a standard word; its meaning depends on metaphorically linking 'kid' and the idea of a melting 'popsicle.' A B1 learner who knows 'kid' and 'popsicle' may be able to infer the sense, but because the blend is creative, culture-specific and not fully compositional, comprehension is partial and not guaranteed without prior exposure.

Etymology

Feel like a kidsicle comes from the picture of a child-sized popsicle left in the sun and melting into sticky drops. So when you 'feel like a kidsicle' you mean 'to feel very hot and uncomfortable', as if you are melting.