fisk

verbverbattested in dialogue

//fɪsk//

To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.

verb

1
obsoleteTo run about; to fist; to whisk.
[W]hen the light of Goddes word is once reueled, then he is buſy, then he rores then he fyſkes abrode, and ſtyrreth vp erronious opiniõs.

Etymology

From Middle English fisken, fisshen. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old English *fȳscian, an iterative form of fȳsan (“to hasten”), thus equivalent to feeze + -k, and faze + -k. Compare also Swedish fjäska (“to bustle about”).

verb

1
To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.
A proper fisking leaves the reader with a clear understanding that the text so fisked was appallingly wrong in every important respect!
Now, apparently, Barack Obama's campaign is fisking Hillary Clinton's campaign memos.

Etymology

Back-formation from fisking.

Forms

past tense: fisked
past participle: fisked
present participle: fisking
third person singular: fisks

Fishes · The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces.fishing · The act of catching fish.fishy · Of, from, or similar to fish.

fisk · To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.

Fisk · A surname.fist · A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.fit · Suitable; proper

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