ALL meanings of damp squib
damp squib
D d - phrase damp squib You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things. 3
- noun damp squib something intended but failing to impress 3
- noun damp squib something meant but failing to impress or succeed. 1
- noun damp squib A firework that fails to go off, due to wetting. 0
- noun damp squib (Idiomatic) (by extension) Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations. 0