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noun
1.
a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing.
2.
Journalism. a short news story, often used as a filler.
3.
a small firework, consisting of a tube or ball filled with powder, that burns with a hissing noise terminated usually by a slight explosion.
4.
a firecracker broken in the middle so that it burns with a hissing noise but does not explode.
5.
EXPANDAustralian. a coward.
verb (used without object)
8.
to write squibs.
9.
to shoot a squib.
10.
to explode with a small, sharp sound.
11.
to move swiftly and irregularly.
12.
Australian.
a.
to be afraid.
b.
to flee; escape.
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verb (used with object)
13.
to assail in squibs or lampoons.
14.
to toss, shoot, or utilize as a squib.
Origin:
1515–25; origin uncertain
1515–25; origin uncertain
Related forms
squib·bish, adjective
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Word Origin & History
squib
c.1525, "short bit of sarcastic writing, witty scoff," of unknown origin. If the meaning "small firework that burns with a hissing noise" (attested from 1530) is the original one, the word may be imitative.
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Slang Dictionary
squib definition[skʍɪb]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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