Skewer vs Fishskewer - What's the difference?
skewer | fishskewer |
Fishskewer has no English definition.
A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
(chess) A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece. Compare pin.
To impale on a skewer.
(chess) To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
To severely mock or discredit.
* 26 June 2014 , A.A Dowd, AV Club Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler spoof rom-com clichés in They Came Together [http://www.avclub.com/review/paul-rudd-and-amy-poehler-spoof-rom-com-cliches-th-206220]
Fishskewer is likely misspelled.
Fishskewer has no English definition.
As a noun skewer
is a long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.As a verb skewer
is to impale on a skewer.skewer
English
(wikipedia skewer)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- Parody, in its purest form, is an act of both mockery and appreciation. True masters of the practice possess a bone-deep understanding of their targets; they skewer because they love—or at least, because they’ve done their homework.