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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

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

“He didn’t really even skim... He could read headlines and articles about himself, or at least headlines on articles about himself, and the gossip squibs on the New York Post’s Page Six.”

From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2018

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