EDDY

PRONUNCIATION: (ED-ee)

MEANING: noun: 1. A current moving contrary to the main current, especially in a circular motion, in a fluid such as air or water.
2. trend, fashion, or opinion that runs counter to the prevailing one.
verb tr., intr.: To move or cause to move in a circular, countercurrent motion.

ETYMOLOGY: Probably from Old Norse itha (eddy, whirlpool). Earliest documented use: noun: 1525, verb: 1730.
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