esky
/ˈɛs.ki/
esky noun: an insulated picnic cooler, using ice or refrigerated blocks to keep food and drinks cool.
Noun
esky (plural eskies)
- An 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
- 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
Synonyms of esky
Forms of esky
| plural | eskies |
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Origin of esky
From Esky (“brand name”), a brand name originally owned by Malley's Ltd, of Sydney, Australia, from 1952; since genericised. From Esk(imo) + -ie.
Words that rhyme with esky
Questions about esky
- What does esky mean?
- Esky means an insulated picnic cooler, using ice or refrigerated blocks to keep food and drinks cool.
- What part of speech is esky?
- Esky is a noun.
- How do you pronounce esky?
- Esky is pronounced /ˈɛs.ki/.
- What is the plural of esky?
- The plural of esky is eskies.
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