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squibs

  • present tense form
    of squib (3rd person singular).
    squib
    noun
    a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing.

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So after some damp squibs in recent years, are we set for an unusually exciting end to the campaign at the bottom of the table?

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

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

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2023

More the whiff of damp squibs than cordite.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2020

However, digging today into The Seattle Times’ online archive, I find that social squibs often help reveal the story of a vintage edifice.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2019

But there was also a generous distribution of squibs, crackers, backarappers, sparklers, torches, dwarf-candles, elf-fountains, goblin-barkers and thunder-claps.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien