Fisk
Americannoun
verb
Etymology
Origin of fisk
C21: after the use of this technique by Robert Fisk (born 1946), British journalist, to criticize articles
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There Fisk tried to shift the focus to the threat of monopoly, telling the press they were fighting to keep food prices low for “the poorer classes especially.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"This Muslim community, they're really good people, you know," said Katelynn Fisk, a neighbor who was out walking her dog.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
AFP asked Adam Fisk, head of US-based nonprofit Lantern, which offers an advanced VPN, how his technology and similar apps can get around such heavy-handed blocking.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
If that’s the case, it feels like it’s time to give the great Fisk an honorary Oscar at the next Governors Awards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
In the fall, she applied to the school, with Fisk as her backup plan.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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"Any time you wanting a salmon fisk I give you one free."
From Lady Luck by Wiley, Hugh
Fisc, fisk, n. the state treasury: the public revenue: one's purse.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Take me from Pevensey to fisk and flyte through fern and forest, and in three days Robert’s keels would be lying on Pevensey mud with ten thousand men!
From Puck of Pook’s Hill by Rackham, Arthur
He knew we wanted fish, so, putting his hands to his mouth, he shouted “Fiskman! har du fisk to sell?”
From Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
"If de salmon fisk been running like dis tree day more Aye cleans oop sax t'ousand doller."
From Lady Luck by Wiley, Hugh
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