1. a small firework that burns with a hissing sound
2. a short piece of satirical writing
3. a short news item or filler article
Usage: journalism

1. to write or utter a squib against someone
Usage: rare

Examples

• The children lit squibs during the Fourth of July celebration.
• The newspaper published a clever squib about the mayor’s latest gaffe.
• He wrote a biting squib criticizing the new policy.
• The editor filled the empty space with a brief squib about local weather.
• The satirist squibbed mercilessly against his political opponents.
• Small squibs popped and hissed in the backyard.
• The magazine featured several humorous squibs in its back pages.