Edit: I'm going to back to my original style where I define the typo. However I'm changing it up in that I'll define it after I use it in a sentence. Give me some time, I'll get the perfect form yet.
Lucas falls to his knees, as if death himself has waltzed in by my side, scythe raised and waiting for the futile beg of merdy.
mer*dy (noun): a British variant on "mendicant". A person who makes his living by begging for alms.