Esky (insulated, portable ice chest/tucker box made of plastic, galvanised steel or styrofoam) — cooler, USA; chilly bin, New Zealand; cool box, UK.
Esky is a brand of portable coolers, originally Australian, derived from the word "Eskimo". The term "esky" is also commonly used in Australia to generically refer to portable coolers or ice boxes and is part of the Australian vernacular, in place of words like "cooler" or "cooler box" and the New Zealand "chilly bin".
"Esky is a brand of 'cooler' so now we just call it a esky even if it's not an esky brand," one person commented on TikTok. "In NZ we call an Esky a Chilly Bin," another said. Another phrase that confused Charlee was 'doona'.
Esky is actually a brand name, short for eskimo. It's a term for people who live in and around the Arctic that is now considered by many to be offensive, though it is still used in places such as Alaska.
Chilly bin: Cooler/esky.
KIWI SLANG
Get familiar with some of the most common phrases before you travel: Chilly bin – the Kiwi word for Esky.
the cooler, Slang. jail: He was in the cooler for three months for petty theft.
: a prison or jail. They threw him in the cooler.
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/ˈkuːl bɑːks/ (British English) (North American English ice chest) a box with thick sides that you put ice in to keep things cold, especially food and drinks. Put the Coke cans in the cool box.
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In Australia, coolers are called “eskies” or “chilly bins,” while in the United Kingdom they're known as “cool boxes.”
but a chilly bin of course is an eski. Oh, that's Australian slang. Both of those names, chilly bin and eski, mean ice chest.
We see no point in informing the world that "fridge" is Australian slang for a "refrigerator". If you've got any comments or suggestions, though, we'd very much like to hear them.
A basic cooler, or camper ice box, is the least expensive and designed for casual use — like taking along cold food for an impromptu picnic. Sometimes called an ice chest, ice cooler, or insulated cool box, it doesn't have a lot of insulation, but will work if you're only going to be out for a few hours.