esky

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛs.kiː/

Definition of esky

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noun

(Australia)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’.”
“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.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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

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