Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To criticize and refute (a published article or argument), especially in point-by-point or line-by-line fashion on a blog.
- intransitive verb To fisk an article or argument.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To run about; to
frisk ; towhisk . - verb To
rebut anargument line by line, especially on theInternet .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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I want to remain a Brit as I am sure does Mel. though I suppose I should let her speak for herself - What would you call fisk who lives in Beirut?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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I want to remain a Brit as I am sure does Mel. though I suppose I should let her speak for herself - What would you call fisk who lives in Beirut?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Mike I always read with interest what you write and so I did again. until I reached the end and saw your insult to Mel-if you had substituted the word fisk I might have agreed with you although I would have probably said deluded rather than lied-Can you not see that the Arabs fight amongst themselves and slaughter one another regardless of the Israeli situation.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Cinderella KATE A, where are you, we miss you handsome knight - ADAM B deluded the real mike, with his own script writer aka fisk wicked witch-patricia, and yes I do have an understudy
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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I was going to "fisk" this story, but it is all too depressing.
Welcome to Britain in 2009 Not a sheep 2009
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I was going to "fisk" the reply but it such obvious tripe that I really cannot be bothered.
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to resign due to gross financial incompetence in running the British economy." Not a sheep 2009
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I had to follow the link to the Congress Home Page, I could read and "fisk" this for hours but I have work to do ...
Wimmins bollocks Not a sheep 2008
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I had to follow the link to the Congress Home Page, I could read and "fisk" this for hours but I have work to do ...
Archive 2008-04-01 Not a sheep 2008
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Bruce Bawer finds himself underwhelmed by the review of his book While Europe Slept in yesterday's Washington Post: "The review is such a perfect expression of political-establishment orthodoxy," he writes, "that I haven't been able to resist the temptation to 'fisk' it -- i.e. provide a running commentary."
The author strikes back ... Frank Wilson 2006
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My friend Iain Dale's tribute site Iain Dale's Dairy carries another shooting-fish-in-barrel "fisk" name of Gullible's Travails.
Archive 2007-06-03 2007
postnomer commented on the word fisk
the OED defines fisk as an intransitive verb: "To move briskly, scamper about, frisk, whisk; also with about, abroad, in and out, to and fro."
April 4, 2007
purplepangolin commented on the word fisk
In the U.K. this word is used to describe a point by point rebuttal of a contentious article. It came about because bloggers often took issue with articles by Robert Fisk (Middle East correspondent of the Independent), and the act of writting a rebuttal became known as Fisking.
June 25, 2009