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esky

nounColloquial

A Australian English slang term. Browse all Australian slang.

What it means

  1. A portable insulated cooler box for keeping drinks cold.

In use

  • Load the esky, we're leaving in ten.

  • There's a few coldies left in the esky.

Where it comes from

Originally a trademark — the Esky brand, named after 'Eskimo' — which became the generic term in Australia the way 'hoover' did in Britain. The brand-name origin is the reason it has no equivalent elsewhere.