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Meanings of squib in English

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Usage of squib in English
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This had been repeated so often that it elicited the following squib:-
Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) / From the ...
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I once wrote a squib on them-thecritics, or the reviewers, rather.
Martin Eden
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The only damp squib was the one act I'd really come to see.
The Irish Times
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Every squib in town got drunk, and rioted about the streets till morning.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
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When they came, and the squib was read, I read the following reply:
The Memories of Fifty Years / Containing Brief Biographical Noti...
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But a press briefing on Wednesday was a bit of a damp squib.
The South African
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A small crowd was expected and a damp squib in general.
The Irish Times
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As first games go, this was something of a damp squib.
The Irish Times
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When it comes to generating aural fireworks, O'Connor is a surprisingly damp squib.
The Irish Times
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All in all, it was a bit of a damp squib.
The Irish Times
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Our talented correspondent, Ben D'Israeli, sends us the following squib on the circumstance:-
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 5, 1841
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Our readers will find Butler's squib in our edition of that poet, vol.
Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham
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The renewed attack on Judith Collins turns out to be a damp squib.
Radio NZ
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All in all, it's a damp squib after all the hype.
The Irish Times
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Would Leonidas have fastened a squib to the robe of the Spartan mother?
Damon and Delia: A Tale
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But the fireworks were a damp squib compared to his fury at Queen's.
Reuters
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