[squib] n [origin unknown] (ca. 1525) 1 a: a short humorous or satiric writing or speech b: a short news item; esp: filler
2. a: a small firecracker b: a broken firecracker in which the powder burns with a fizz
3: a small electric or pyrotechnic device used to ignite a charge
[2]squib vb squibbed ; squib.bing vi (ca. 1580) 1: to speak, write, or publish squibs
2: to fire a squib ~ vt 1 a: to utter in an offhand manner b: to make squibs against: lampoon
2: to shoot off: fire
3: to kick (a football) just far enough on a kickoff to be legally recoverable by the kicking team