gription
nounEtymology Blend of grip + traction.
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The property of gripping and providing traction.
- The pad is covered with the same Gription Mesh as the belt1984 Colin Fletcher - The Complete Walker III - Page 138
- 1996, “Lego Gription?” [message subject] Scott, in rec.toys.lego <4seh6l$i6e@news.interlog.com>
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- 2001, The Straight Dope Staff Report https://web.archive.org/web/20051104023242/http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msurfwax.html The wax is for gription, which is a word I invented. You rub it on top of the board to keep your feet and hands from slipping off.
- ...I was up and out in no time, with only a few 'moves' on a steep stretch of slickrock, mostly trusting my shoes for gription.2003, Jim Beard, Sandstone Way, Virtualbookworm Publishing, p60
- 2004, Gription [film title] http://www.griptionmovie.com/