# Is fisook a word? Plus, a common spelling error

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**Created:** [July 19, 2004, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fisook-a-word-plus-a-common-spelling-error/255743 "2004-07-19T00:29:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fisook-a-word-plus-a-common-spelling-error/255743/1 "2004-07-19T00:29:58Z")

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I’ve heard, and used the phrase “It’s your fisook” many times over the years. I don’t know if I’m spelling, or even pronouncing, it right, but I know it has been used other than in Bakersfield. I’ve heard dj’s use it. It means something like “It’s your ass”.  
OTOH, why do so many people (on the SDMB, yet) spell “definite” as “definate”.  
Knock it off.  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fisook-a-word-plus-a-common-spelling-error/255743/2 "2004-07-19T00:48:16Z")

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Definately.

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**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fisook-a-word-plus-a-common-spelling-error/255743/3 "2004-07-19T01:04:49Z")

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Sounds like a variant of the slang ‘vizzog’ (spelling uncertain) meaning ‘face’, which I presume comes from ‘visage’.

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**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fisook-a-word-plus-a-common-spelling-error/255743/4 "2004-07-19T01:11:20Z")

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> [@Usram](#):
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> Sounds like a variant of the slang ‘vizzog’ (spelling uncertain) meaning ‘face’, which I presume comes from ‘visage’.

More likely from “physiognomy.” I don’t think I’ve ever heard that slang in the U.S., however.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fisook-a-word-plus-a-common-spelling-error/255743/5 "2004-07-19T01:50:22Z")

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[This](http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/p.htm) site agrees with you (see entry for phizog). I’m more familiar with the _fizzog_ spelling though.