Word Meaning

squib definition and meaning

a. A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack.
a. A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
a. A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay.
a. A writer of lampoons.
a. A paltry fellow.
v. i. To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate.

Crossword clues for squib

- A witty saying
- Lampoon
- Short witty saying
- Type of firework