Word of the
Day for Wednesday 29th January 2014
Squib \skwib\, noun:
1. a short and witty or sarcastic
saying or writing.
2. Journalism. a short news story, often used as a filler.
2. Journalism. a short news story, often used as a filler.
verb:
1. to write squibs.
2. to shoot a squib.
1. to write squibs.
2. to shoot a squib.
This
last is a sarcastic squib partly based on an experience of
Gérard de Nerval's in Vienna.
-- Théophile Gautier (1811-1872), translated by Richard Holmes, My Fantoms, published in 2008
-- Théophile Gautier (1811-1872), translated by Richard Holmes, My Fantoms, published in 2008
His
tendency to uphold technical views gave rise to a very clever squib by
the late Mr. Justice Hayes, in which the spirit of the baron is supposed to
arrive in Hades…
-- William Ballantine, Some Experiences of a Barrister's Life, 1883
-- William Ballantine, Some Experiences of a Barrister's Life, 1883
Squib is of unknown origin, though it
entered English in the 1500’s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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