fisk

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//fɪsk//

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

verbo

1
obsoletoTo 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.

Etimologia

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”).

verbo

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.

Etimologia

Back-formation from fisking.

Forme

passato: fisked
participio passato: fisked
participio presente: fisking
3ª persona singolare: 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

Le pagine vicine — L'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.