- a small fireworkWord Originearly 16th cent.: of unknown origin; perhaps imitative of a small explosion.
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See squib in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarya damp squib
- (British English, informal) an event that is disappointing because it is not as exciting or impressive as expected
- The celebrations were a bit of a damp squib.
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