Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fisking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fisk-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rebuttal to an article or blog made by quoting its content in sections and refuting each section individually.

verb

present participle and gerund of fisk

Example Sentences

"By 2004 the word fisking had broken its tether from the topic of war and was being used to mean any detailed analysis of another's speech and writing."
"As Linda Seebach put it, fisking is "line by line exegesis of idiocy," named after "journalist Robert Fisk, who often deserves it." Fisking is now a widely practiced technique."

Etymology

Named after English writer and journalist Robert Fisk (1946–2020). For the surname, see Fisk. Originated in the blogosphere.

Inflected Forms

fiskings (plural)

Questions

What does fisking mean?: A rebuttal to an article or blog made by quoting its content in sections and refuting each section individually.
Where does fisking come from?: Named after English writer and journalist Robert Fisk (1946–2020). For the surname, see Fisk. Originated in the blogosphere.

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