esky

/ˈɛs.ki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

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noun

Australian usage

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

From Esky (“brand name”), a brand name originally owned by Malley's Ltd, of Sydney, Australia, from 1952; since genericised. From Esk(imo) + -ie.

eskies (plural)

chilly bin

Eskie chilly bin

pesky

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