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OP To this USn ear squibs sound like they're already damp. Another Briticism that just doesn't sound right.
Eta, you've heard squib in the wild here in the US&A?
Jackie, damp squib is a firework that fizzles instead of banging. It is used metaphorically to mean something that doesn't pan out the way you'd expect it to.
One of the things I liked about the article was the folk etymology given for "given up the goat."
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