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squib

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squib  (skwb)
n.
1.
a. A small firecracker.
b. A broken firecracker that burns but does not explode.
2.
a. A brief satirical or witty writing or speech, such as a lampoon.
b. A short, sometimes humorous piece in a newspaper or magazine, usually used as a filler.
v. squibbed, squib·bing, squibs
v.intr.
To write or utter squibs.
v.tr.
1. To write or utter squibs against; lampoon.
2. Football To kick (the ball) low on a kickoff so that it bounces along the ground.

[Probably imitative.]

squib
Noun
1. a firework that burns with a hissing noise before exploding
2. damp squib something expected to be exciting or successful but turning out to be a disappointment [probably imitative of a light explosion]

Squib a small measure of quantity, 1766.
Examples: squib of gin, 1805; of punch, 1766.

A small pyrotechnic device that may be used to fire the igniter in a rocket or for some similar purpose. Not to be confused with a detonator that explodes.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.squibsquib - firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
firework, pyrotechnic - (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
Translations
squib [skwɪb] npétard m
squib [skwɪb] nKnallfrosch m
squib [skwɪb] npetardo


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"The world is certainly very beautiful," cried a little Squib.
I once wrote a squib on them - the critics, or the reviewers, rather.
As Ernest said at the trial: "Does it stand to reason, if I were going to throw a bomb, that I should elect to throw a feeble little squib like the one that was thrown?
 
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