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Vinony

fisk

verb

  1. counter-argue
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /fɪsk/

name

Etymology: Occupational surname for a fisherman, from Old English fisc or Old Norse fiskr, all from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz.

  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A place in the United States:

verb

Etymology: Back-formation from fisking.

  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.”