Sinhala Dictionary definitions for squib
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squib : ඇනුම්පද සහිත ප්රබන්ධය
squib : වෙඩි නූල
squib : රතිඤ්ඤය
squib definition
Adjective.
- 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 kind of slow match or safety fuse.
- A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay.
- A writer of lampoons.
- A paltry fellow.
Intransitive verb. To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate.