Words & TermsFood and drink
Esky
A portable insulated cooler; in Australian usage, a proprietary name widely used generically.
In a sentence
They asked for an esky at the counter.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre records Esky as a characteristically Australian genericised brand term from the 1950s.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established