Meanings
plural eskies
- 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 751 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 211Synonyms: car fridge, chilly bin, cool box, cooler, icebox
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn insulated picnic cooler, using ice or refrigerated blocks to keep food and drinks cool.
Origin
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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