word-of-the-day.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Word of the Day!
#
# Get m-w.com's top word lookup of however long...
#
# USAGE:
#
#   (/^ヮ^)/*:・ﾟ✧ date -Is
#   2021-01-06T16:38:27-07:00
#   (/^ヮ^)/*:・ﾟ✧ ./word-of-the-day.sh
#   WotD: "insurrection"
#
# Copyright Tyler Cipriani <[email protected]> 2020
# License: GPLv3
set -euo pipefail

WORD=
WOTD="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-"$HOME"}/.wotd"
MW_POPULAR_JSON="https://www.merriam-webster.com/lapi/v1/mwol-mp/get-lookups-data-homepage"
OLD=1

if [[ -f "$WOTD" ]]; then
    CTIME=$(stat -c '%X' "$WOTD")
    NOW=$(date +%s)
    ONE_HOUR=3600
    OLD=$(( (NOW - CTIME) > ONE_HOUR ))
fi

if (( OLD == 1 )); then
    WORD=$(curl -s "$MW_POPULAR_JSON" | jq -r '.data.words[0]')

    printf 'WotD: "%s"\n' "$WORD" > "$WOTD"
fi

cat "$WOTD"

~
(/^ヮ^)/*:・ﾟ✧ date --utc -Is
2021-01-13T23:46:57+00:00
~
(/^ヮ^)/*:・ﾟ✧ word-of-the-day.sh 
WotD:"impeach"