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bumsicle

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2015/03/02 04:43 UTC 版)

名詞

bumsicle (複数形 bumsicles)

1. (informal) A homeless person afflicted with hypothermia as a result of living outdoors in winter.
   • 2008, Simon R. Green, "Lucy, at Christmastime", in Wolfsbane and Mistletoe (eds. Charlaine Harris & Toni L. P. Kelner), Ace Books (2008), ISBN 9781440639593, unnumbered pages:
     […] “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.”
   • 2014, Richard Van Anderson, The Organ Takers, White Light Press (2014), ISBN 9780990759720, unnumbered page:
     A bad decision, maybe, but as a resident he'd seen it all too often—“bumsicles” found unconscious on busy sidewalks, rushed to the operating room and placed on cardiopulmonary bypass so their blood could be warmed.

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