fisk
/fɪsk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.04 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.
name
A surname originating as an occupation or transferred from the nickname [in turn from Old Norse].
name
A place in the United States:
name
A place in the United States:
name
A place in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "[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."
- "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
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”).