swamp cooler

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swamp cooler

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See swamp + cooler.

noun swamp coolers

US, informal Synonym of evaporative cooler. Kind of like sitting five feet away from a swamp cooler on a hot day: you feel something approximating a breeze and maybe it’s even cool, but mostly you just end up frustrated and sticky.
Similar: air cooler, desert cooler, evaporative cooler

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@misc{swamp_cooler_2026,
  title = {swamp cooler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swamp%20cooler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}