Esky

A portable insulated container to keep food and drink cold — essential in a hot Australian summer.

Esky is a trade name that became a general term for a cooler in the 1950s. It is an abbreviation of Eskimo.

Esky recently gave rise to eskylid, a derogatory surfing term for a bodyboard, and eskylidder, a person who rides a bodyboard.

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