squib

/skwɪb/ · noun

Meaning

A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.
A malfunction in which the fired projectile does not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes stuck.
The heating element used to set off the sodium azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
To make a sound like a small explosion.
To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.

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