THE WORD OF THE DAY

I AM IMPLEMENTING A NEW FEATURE ONTO THIS HERE RAGGEDY BLOGANISM. THE NEW FEATURE WILL SNAG. THE NEW FEATURE IS THE WORD OF THE DAY. EVERY DAY THERE WILL BE A NEW WORD. I WILL INCLUDE A DEFINITION OF THE NEW WORD, A BRIEF ETYMOLOGICAL GUIDELET, AND I WILL USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE OF MY OWN ORIGINATION, POSSIBLY INCORRECTLY. IF I FOUND THE WORD IN A BOOK, I MAY ALSO INCLUDE THE SENTENCE IN WHICH IT (THE WORD) WAS DISCOVERED, IF I DEEM THE SENTENCE TO BE A GOOD ONE.

HERE GOES NOTHING:

TODAY'S WORD IS ABRADE

v. (trans) scrape or wear away by friction or erosion

ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin abradere, from ab- ‘away, from’ + radere ‘to scrape.’

DISCOVERED BY JON WHILST READING (DBJWR): THE GREAT SANTINI by PAT CONROY

PAT CONROY'S SENTENCE (PCS): "I'll come here Friday after school and just go on to your place with you," Ben said, leaving for home, the ends of his fingers abraded from the crab shells" (399).

JON'S SENTENCE (JS): DAMN, GIRL, AFTER ALL THAT SEXIN' MY DICK BE ABRADED AS A MOTHERFUCKER.

THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S WORD OF THE DAY. TUNE IN AGAIN FOR TOMORROW'S INSTALLMENT. I'M GOING OUT OF TOWN TOMORROW ACTUALLY SO I MIGHT FORGET. YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.