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fisking
n. [blogosphere; very common] A point-by-point refutation of a blog entry or
(especially) news story. A really stylish fisking is witty, logical,
sarcastic and ruthlessly factual; flaming or handwaving is considered poor
form. Named after Robert Fisk, a British journalist who was a frequent (and
deserving) early target of such treatment.