Definition
To search someone's body or clothing quickly for weapons or contraband, or to move playfully and energetically.
Etymology
From Old French 'fresque' meaning 'lively' or 'brisk,' from Frankish 'frisk.' The word maintained its 'lively' sense while developing a secondary legal meaning for body searches.
Kelly Says
The police term 'stop and frisk' became controversial because data showed it was applied unequally based on race, and the word itself sounds almost playful, but the practice itself revealed biased enforcement patterns that sparked major civil rights discussions.
Translations
ARالعربية
انتعاش
in-ta-a-sh
CACatalà
frescor
fres-cor
CSČeština
čerstvost
cher-st-vost
DEDeutsch
Frische
frisk-e
ELΕλληνικά
φρεσκάδα
fres-ka-da
ESEspañol
frescura
fres-ku-ra
FISuomi
tuoreus
tu-ore-us
FRFrançais
frisson
frisk-on
HEעברית
עִקָּשׁ
e-ki-kash
HUMagyar
frissesség
frisk-es-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
segar
se-gar
ITItaliano
freschezza
fres-ke-zza
MSBahasa Melayu
segar
se-gar
NLNederlands
frisheid
fris-heid
PLPolski
świeżość
svie-zhos-c'
PTPortuguês
frescura
fres-ku-ra
RORomână
proaspăt
pro-as-pat
RUРусский
свежесть
svezhe-st'
SWKiswahili
ufurahi
u-fu-ra-hi
TEతెలుగు
తేజస్సు
te-jas-su
THไทย
ความสดชื่น
kwan-sot-chuean
TRTürkçe
tazelik
ta-ze-lik
UKУкраїнська
свіжість
svi-zhist'
VITiếng Việt
tươi mát
tuoi mat