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flisk | fisk |

As a noun flisk

is (scotland) a caper; a spring; a whim.

As a verb flisk

is (scotland|obsolete) to frisk; to skip; to caper.

As a proper noun fisk is

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flisk

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Scotland) A caper; a spring; a whim.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland, obsolete) To frisk; to skip; to caper.
  • * Gosson
    • The flisking flies.
    (Webster 1913)

    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.}} English eponyms ----