gription

== English == === Etymology === Blend of grip +‎ traction. === Noun === gription (uncountable) The property of gripping and providing traction. 1984 Colin Fletcher - The Complete Walker III - Page 138 The pad is covered with the same Gription Mesh as the belt 1996, “Lego Gription?” [message subject] Scott, in rec.toys.lego <4seh6l$i6e@news.interlog.com> 2001, The Straight Dope Staff Report [1] 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. 2003, Jim Beard, Sandstone Way, Virtualbookworm Publishing, p60 ...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. 2004, Gription [film title] [2]