squib

Etymology
imitative of a small explosion.

Noun

 * 1)  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)  A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
 * 4)  Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.
 * 5)  A malfunction in which the fired projectile does not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes stuck.
 * 6)  The heating element used to set off the sodium azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
 * 7)  In special effects, a small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface or a gunshot wound on an actor.
 * 8)  A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
 * 9)  A writer of lampoons.
 * 10) * November 1, 1709,, The Tatler
 * The squibs are those who in the common phrase of the world are called libellers, lampooners, and pamphleteers.
 * 1)  In a legal casebook, a short summary of a legal action placed between more extensively quoted cases.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3) * 2008, William J. Idsardi, Combinatorics for Metrical Feet, in Biolinguistics Vol 2, No 2
 * In this squib I will prove that the number of possible metrical parsings into feet under these assumptions
 * 1)  An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person.
 * 2)  A sketched concept or visual solution, usually very quick and not too detailed.
 * 3)  A coward or wimp.
 * In this squib I will prove that the number of possible metrical parsings into feet under these assumptions
 * 1)  An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person.
 * 2)  A sketched concept or visual solution, usually very quick and not too detailed.
 * 3)  A coward or wimp.
 * 1)  A coward or wimp.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: prskací petarda,
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Irish: pléascáinín
 * Punjabi: ਚਕਚੂੰਧਰ


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * German:


 * Czech: krátká satira
 * German:
 * Icelandic: háðsgrein, níðkvæði,
 * Irish: aoir, burdún cáinte
 * Portuguese:


 * Bulgarian:
 * French:


 * Spanish:,  ,

Verb

 * 1) To make a sound like a small explosion.
 * A Snider squibbed in the jungle.
 * 1)  To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.
 * to squib a little debate
 * 1)  To dodge something difficult, to bottle.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:


 * Czech: zesměšňovat, parodovat