eddy

noun

1. A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

   “In the bow old Dobbs fought the stream cunningly, twisting the nose into eddies and backwaters, taking advantage when he could of set of current, and when he could not, paddling doggedly, not so powerfully, perhaps, as his partner, but with equal steadiness.”

2. A circular current; a whirlpool.

   “And smiling eddies dimpled on the main.”

   “Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play.”

   “It was as though the room were instantly flooded with water. After a moment’s hesitation first one couple, then another, leapt into mid-stream, and went round and round in the eddies.”

3. (slang)A marijuana edible.

   “I never really was into weed until recently. On my "Chrissy Chaos" podcast on Patreon, I do a segment every Friday called the "Chris and Eddy Show" 'cause I call edibles "eddys,' so I take an eddy and I do a show.”

   “These eddies are made with both fruits and veggies, and weed of course, with cozy flavor profiles like honey lemon and apple pie.”

   “If you do end up bringing a couple eddies with you, try removing them from any packaging and passing them off as regular candy. Think ahead of time what dosage of edibles you’d like to bring and how high you’re trying to get.”

verb

1. (intransitive)To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.

   “He waded out, the stream eddying around his legs.”

   “Eddying round and round they sink.”

   “Neither in his voiceless cabin, fragrant with planks of new-cut pine, nor along the lake, nor in the sunset clouds which presently eddied behind the lavender-misted mountains, could Babbitt find the spirit of Paul as a reassuring presence.”

   “It’s a uniquely American news story, one that eddies until it surges, and then, after it has mostly receded from view, surges again.”

name

1. A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.
2. A surname.