Dictionary Definition

squib n : firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise [also: squibbing, squibbed]

User Contributed Dictionary

Possibly imitative of a small explosion. (if you pronounce the 'q' somewhat heavily, almost more like a 'k').

A small firework that burns with a fizzing noise.
A similar device used to ignite a rocket etc.
(Film special effects) A small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
In a legal casebook, a short summary of a case placed between more fully cited cases.
An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person.

In the Harry Potter series, author J. K. Rowling uses squib to mean a child of someone magical who doesn’t have magical powers.

small firework

device used to ignite a rocket

short piece of witty writing

short summary of a case

unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person

Translations to be checked

ttbc Spanish: cachinfín (Honduras), cachinflín (Honduras), canchinfín (Guatemala)

make a sound such as a small explosion

Squib may refer to:

squib (explosive), a small explosive
squib load, a firearms malfunction in which a bullet becomes lodged in the barrel
squib (linguistics), a short article that is intended to ignite thinking and discourse
squib sailboat, a small sailboat
Squib (weblog), a free, open source, weblog publishing application written in Ruby programming language
Squib (program), a computer message board system
Squib (Harry Potter), a magically-impaired member of a wizarding family in Harry Potter
Squib, an alien race in Star Wars
Squib kick, a technique applied to American football kickoffs
West Country Carnival, also known as squibbing, a tradition of the West Country Carnival in Bridgwater, where by 140 squib fireworks are held aloft at the end of the procession
squib (Australian Slang), an action lacking in courage

squib in German: Squib

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