esky

plural eskies

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

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

   1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 75

   1 more example

   Instructions followed for the package to be covered with clean ice in a six-pack esky (which should be big enough), and stored in a cool room at the hotel or the butcher shop, until the arrival of the mail plane.

   2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 211

   Synonyms: car fridge, chilly bin, cool box, cooler, icebox