Words & TermsSport and recreation
esky lidder
A bodyboarder.
In a sentence
The esky lidders waited for a smaller set closer to shore.
Where it came from
From Esky lid, likening a bodyboard to the flat lid of an insulated cooler. A nickname for a bodyboarder, built from the familiar Australian brand-derived word Esky.
- Initial era
- 1900–1999
- Where used
- Australian surf culture
- Use today
- Current niche informal use