Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗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.
To make a sound like a small explosion. · To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute. · To dodge something difficult, to bottle.
Possibly imitative of a small explosion.
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