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squib
[skwib]
noun
a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing.
Journalism.a short news story, often used as a filler.
a small firework, consisting of a tube or ball filled with powder, that burns with a hissing noise terminated usually by a slight explosion.
a firecracker broken in the middle so that it burns with a hissing noise but does not explode.
Australian.a coward.
an electric, pyrotechnic device for firing the igniter of a rocket engine, especially a solid-propellant engine.
Obsolete.a mean or paltry fellow.
verb (used without object)
to write squibs.
to shoot a squib.
to explode with a small, sharp sound.
to move swiftly and irregularly.
Australian.
to be afraid.
to flee; escape.
verb (used with object)
to assail in squibs or lampoons.
to toss, shoot, or utilize as a squib.
squib
/ ɪ /
noun
a firework, usually having a tube filled with gunpowder, that burns with a hissing noise and culminates in a small explosion
a firework that does not explode because of a fault; dud
a short witty attack; lampoon
an electric device for firing a rocket engine
obsoletean insignificant person
slanga coward
something intended but failing to impress
verb
(intr) to sound, move, or explode like a squib
(intr) to let off or shoot a squib
to write a squib against (someone)
(intr) to move in a quick irregular fashion
slang(intr) to behave in a cowardly fashion
Other 51Թ Forms
- squibbish adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of squib1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of squib1
Example Sentences
"After so much hype, the SDR is a damp squib," he said.
Kicking under the new format feels more like “shanking” a kickoff than doing a squib kick, as Dicker put it.
Plaid Cymru previously called the report a "damp squib".
But as the nerves grew and the visitors became bolder, what should have been Villa's big night turned into a damp squib.
But earlier this month, MPs on the Treasury Committee branded these measures - dubbed the Edinburgh Reforms - "a damp squib".
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