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Definition squib

Etymology

Possibly imitative of a small explosion.

Noun

squib (plural squibs)

1. (military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
2. A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
3. (mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
4. (US) Any small firecracker sold to the general public. Usually available in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuze is lit.
5. (automotive) The heating element used to set off the sodium azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
6. (cinema or theater special effects) A small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
7. (dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
8. (dated) A writer of lampoons.
9. (law) In a legal casebook, a short summary of a legal action placed between more extensively quoted cases.
10. (academia) A short article, often published in journals, that introduces theoretically problematic empirical data or discusses an overlooked theoretical problem. In contrast to a typical article, a squib need not answer the questions that it poses.
11. (archaic) An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person.
12. (slang) A sketched concept or visual solution, usually very quick and not too detailed. A word most commonly used within the Graphic Design industry.

Verb

squib (third-person singular simple present squibs, present participle squibbing, simple past and past participle squibbed)

1. To make a sound like a small explosion.
2. (colloquial, dated, transitive, intransitive) To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.

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