Word
eddy
Phoneticsed·dy
US/ˈɛdi/
UK/ˈɛdi/
Definition
n. a food product, like a brownie or gummy, that contains marijuana.
n. a slang clipping of 'edible', referring to a food item infused with cannabinoids.
Examples
“The leaves spun in a small eddy on the sidewalk.”
“The boat struggled to move forward as it got caught in a powerful eddy near the riverbank.”
“The architect designed the plaza with several alcoves, creating quiet eddies where pedestrians could rest away from the main flow of the city's morning commute.”
Examples
simple
“The leaves spun in a small eddy on the sidewalk.”
contextual
“The boat struggled to move forward as it got caught in a powerful eddy near the riverbank.”
complex
“The architect designed the plaza with several alcoves, creating quiet eddies where pedestrians could rest away from the main flow of the city's morning commute.”
Teaching tip
This is a very modern, informal term mostly used by younger speakers; it is a shortened form of 'edible'.
Real-World Examples
“Defects can also cause current to build up along the edges, like whirlpools or eddies along a river, leading to false signals called dark counts, Parzuchowski added.” “Sentences swell and eddy in a dreamlike, rhythmic fashion, looping back on to recurring images before resolving into clarity.” Etymology
Diminutives + -y.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.