Esky

//ˈɛs.kiː// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    An insulated picnic cooler, using ice or refrigerated blocks to keep food and drinks cool. Australia

    "The rear of the cab was stacked with boxes of soft drinks and ‘Eskis’."

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car fridgecar fridgechilly bincool boxcoolboxcoolbox

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"The rear of the cab was stacked with boxes of soft drinks and ‘Eskis’."

Etymology

From Esky (“brand name”), a brand name originally owned by Malley's Ltd, of Sydney, Australia, from 1952; since genericised. From Esk(imo) + -ie.

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