esky

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈkiː/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

esky (plural eskies)

1. (Australia) An insulated picnic cooler, using ice or refrigerated blocks to keep food and drinks cool.
   • 1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 75:

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

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

     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.

Synonyms

• (insulated cooler): car fridge, chilly bin (NZ), cool box, cooler (US), icebox

See also

• Eskie
• chilly bin

Anagrams

• Keys, Skye, keys, kyes, skye, syke, yesk