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Definition of 'fisk'English
(fisking)
Etymology 1
Compare Swedish .
Verb
( en-verb)
(obsolete) To run about; to frisk; to whisk.
* Latimer
- He fisks abroad, and stirreth up erroneous opinions.
Etymology 2
Back-formation from fisking.
Verb
( en-verb)
To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.
* {{quote-news|year=2002|date=December|work=Review|author=Institute of Public Affairs|title=The World of Blog citation
|passage=A proper fisking leaves the reader with a clear understanding that the text so fisked was appallingly wrong in every important respect!}}
* {{quote-news|year=2008|date=March 13|work=The Economist|title=Fisked By Obama|url=
|passage=Now, apparently, Barack Obama's campaign is fisking Hillary Clinton's campaign memos.}}
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