esky
/ˈɛski
/noun (plural eskies) Australian trademark
A portable insulated container for keeping food or drink cool.Rangers may soon be allowed to search people's bags, picnic baskets, eskies and even drinking bottles in some of Sydney's most popular parks....
- To earn money for our family, I would carry an esky on my head full of cool drink and chase the tourists on the beach.
- Spend two whole minutes at the park while people pack eskies into cars.
Origin
1960s: probably from Eskimo, by association with a cold climate.
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