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Meaning of damp squib

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

damp squib

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. A firework that fails to go off, due to wetting.

  2. (by extension) Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damp%20squib

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