SQUIB Definition & Meaning

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squib

[ skwib ]

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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)

squibbed, squibbing.

to write squibs.
to shoot a squib.
to explode with a small, sharp sound.
to move swiftly and irregularly.
Australian.
1. to be afraid.
2. to flee; escape.

verb (used with object)

squibbed, squibbing.

to assail in squibs or lampoons.
to toss, shoot, or utilize as a squib.

squib

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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
obsolete.
an insignificant person
slang.
a coward
damp squib
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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of squib¹

First recorded in 1515–25; origin uncertain

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of squib¹

C16: probably imitative of a quick light explosion

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Kicking under the new format feels more like “shanking” a kickoff than doing a squib kick, as Dicker put it.

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Plaid Cymru previously called the report a "damp squib".

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But as the nerves grew and the visitors became bolder, what should have been Villa's big night turned into a damp squib.

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But earlier this month, MPs on the Treasury Committee branded these measures - dubbed the Edinburgh Reforms - "a damp squib".

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Watching “The Challenge” contenders pretend to dramatically expire for the cameras when ink squibs explode on their chests dilutes the tragedy in that.

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