Squib (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing.
  2. 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. a coward.
  6. an electric, pyrotechnic device for firing the igniter of a rocket engine, especially a solid-propellant engine.
  7. a mean or paltry fellow.
verb (used without object), squibbed, squib·bing.
  1. to write squibs.
  2. to shoot a squib.
  3. to explode with a small, sharp sound.
  4. to move swiftly and irregularly.
  5. Australian.
    • to be afraid.
    • to flee; escape.
verb (used with object), squibbed, squib·bing.
  1. to assail in squibs or lampoons.
  2. to toss, shoot, or utilize as a squib.
noun
  1. a firework, usually having a tube filled with gunpowder, that burns with a hissing noise and culminates in a small explosion
  2. a firework that does not explode because of a fault; dud
  3. a short witty attack; lampoon
  4. an electric device for firing a rocket engine
  5. an insignificant person
  6. a coward
  7. something intended but failing to impress
verb squibs, squibbing or squibbed
  1. to sound, move, or explode like a squib
  2. to let off or shoot a squib
  3. to write a squib against (someone)
  4. to move in a quick irregular fashion
  5. to behave in a cowardly fashion
Squib (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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