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Gripevine 

The means by which bad news travels through a company from one disgruntled employee to the next.
I heard through the gripevine that we're not getting bonuses this year.
Gripevine by Gypsy Judy November 4, 2007
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Graption 

A dutch word you can add to the end of a sentence.
Aha lol that was so funny! Eh.... graption.
Graption by Brainpoint October 24, 2012
holding or grasping in conjunction with an element of adherent friction between an object and the surface on which it moves; adhesive friction
Rubber gloves add gription making it easier to open those sticky old jelly jars.
gription by kathykat August 2, 2005
Your tires of your car have gription because they are gripping the road.
Gription by Mikey bekamp July 4, 2010
Property of an object sticking to some other object, regardless of the physics involved (i.e. friction, gravity, surface tension, etc.)
The suction cup lost its gription on the pane of glass.
Gription by Jeff Wozniak April 5, 2003
a combination of traction and grip,used to denote an unusual stability of a tire on the road.
I hit that black ice on the thruway and lost all my gription
Gription by Rod Fury May 2, 2006