a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing.

Journalism . a short news story, often used as a filler.

a small firework, consisting of a tube or ball filled with powder, that burns with a hissing noise terminated usually by a slight explosion.

a firecracker broken in the middle so that it burns with a hissing noise but does not explode.

Australian . a coward.

an electric, pyrotechnic device for firing the igniter of a rocket engine, esp. a solid-propellant engine.

Obsolete . a mean or paltry fellow.

to write squibs.

to shoot a squib.

to explode with a small, sharp sound.

to move swiftly and irregularly.

Australian .

to be afraid.

to flee; escape.

to assail in squibs or lampoons.

to toss, shoot, or utilize as a squib.

noun

bit , paragraph , piece , story , filler , firecracker , lampoon , parody , pasquinade , satire , skit , spoof