ఫసక్

Telugu

FWOTD – 24 October 2021

Etymology

From a 2018 interview where Telugu film actor Mohan Babu recalled a dialogue in Telugu where he acted as a villain ordering a hitman to kill his wife and translated it into English; he concluded the dialogue with "Don’t kill so many [sic; actually referring to the number of stabs] like this. Only once. Fasak!", with the last word being an ad-lib that was not present in the original dialogue (possibly being onomatopoeia for chopping or hacking a person). The interview subsequently went viral on the Internet and the word was popularized.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰasak]

Interjection

ఫసక్ • (phasak)

1. (slang) a somewhat nonsensical expression; usually used in a similar sense to finish or in one fell swoop as a euphemism for killing or destroying something
   • 2019 September 22, Praveen Kumar Vadla, “మళ్లీ ఇప్పుడు ఫసక్ డైలాగ్ కూతురుతో చెప్పించాడు బన్నీ.”, in News18 Telugu‎^[2]:

     ఓన్లీ వన్స్ ఫసక్ అంటూ మోహన్ బాబు చెప్పిన డైలాగును నేర్పించిన బన్నీ..

     ōnlī vans phasak aṇṭū mōhan bābu ceppina ḍailāgunu nērpiñcina bannī..

     Once again, he [Allu Arjun] delivered the Finish! dialogue with his daughter.

   • 2020 September 6, “చైనా ఆశలు రెండుగంటల్లోనే ఫసక్‌..!”, in Eenadu‎^[3]:

     చైనా ఆశలు రెండుగంటల్లోనే ఫసక్‌..!

     cainā āśalu reṇḍugaṇṭallōnē phasak‌..!

     In two hours, China's hopes were completely dashed!

   • 2021 September 10, “నాని 'టక్ జగదీష్' మూవీ రివ్యూ”, in Asianet News‎^[4]:

     అందుకోసం అవసరం అయితే ఫ్యామిలీని ఫసక్ చేసేద్దామనుకుంటాడు.

     andukōsaṁ avasaraṁ ayitē phyāmilīni phasak cēsēddāmanukuṇṭāḍu.

     He is willing to "finish" (destroy) the family if necessary.

See also

• Mohan Babu's Famous "Fasak" Dialogue | With Rajdeep Sardesai (original interview segment), India Today, !8 October 2018