Dictionary  squibPronunciation: (skwib), [key] —n., v., squibbed, squib•bing. —n. 1. a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing. 2. Journalism.a short news story, often used as a filler. 3. a small firework, consisting of a tube or ball filled with powder, that burns with a hissing noise terminated usually by a slight explosion. 4. a firecracker broken in the middle so that it burns with a hissing noise but does not explode. 5. Australian.a coward. 6. an electric, pyrotechnic device for firing the igniter of a rocket engine, esp. a solid-propellant engine. 7. Obs.a mean or paltry fellow. —v.i. 1. to write squibs. 2. to shoot a squib. 3. to explode with a small, sharp sound. 4. to move swiftly and irregularly. 5. Australian. a. to be afraid. b. to flee; escape. —v.t. 1. to assail in squibs or lampoons. 2. to toss, shoot, or utilize as a squib. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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