<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up damp squib in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up damp squib in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> While most modern squibs used by professionals are insulated from moisture, older uninsulated squibs needed to be kept dry in order to ignite, thus a "damp squib" was literally one that failed to perform because it got wet . Often misheard as "damp squid", the phrase "damp squib" has since come into general use to mean anything that fails to meet expectations . The word "squib" has come to take on a similar meaning even when used alone, as a diminutive comparison to a full explosive . </P>

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