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icy pole
noun a frozen flavoured confection on a stick. Compare by jingo, iceblock, paddle-pop. [trademark]
Contributor's comments: I disagree that "icy pole" is commonly used in Sydney to describe a water-based frozen confection on a stick (your map indicates usage across NSW). These confections are called "ice blocks" in Sydney. When living in Melbourne, I was advised that a request for an "ice block" might get you exactly that - a block of frozen water.
Contributor's comments: In Victoria in the 1950s, an "ice block" was a homemade square version of the commercial "icy pole".
Contributor's comments: Usually cheapest frozen confection (held by the integral "icy pole stick") in the corner store/shop. Common flavours being Lemonade or Rasberry (NW Victoria).
Contributor's comments: Growing up in the S.W. Riverina in the 1950s-60s, this was the only term I remember, though I recall visiting kids from other areas calling them paddle pops.
Contributor's comments: Growing up in the Armidale area in the 50s/60s, we always referred to the ice block on a stick as an icy pole.
Contributor's comments: I grew up in Perth in the 1950's 60's and Peters Ice Cream used to bring out an "Icy Pole" sold in corner shops and Theatre shops. They came in various flavors.
Contributor's comments: When I was a kid in Melbourne in the 50s and 60s, 'icy pole' was the only expression we used for a confection on a stick. People still use it here today.