a little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack.-a kind of slow match or safety fuse.-a sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay.-a writer of lampoons.-a paltry fellow.-to throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate.