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Squid vs Squib - What's the difference?

squid | squib |

As nouns the difference between squid and squib

is that squid is any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles while squib is a small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.

As a verb squib is

to make a sound such as a small explosion.

squid

English

(wikipedia squid)

Etymology 1

. Perhaps related to (squirt)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
  • A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
  • (mildly, pejorative) A sailor in the Navy.
  • (UK, slang, humorous, rare) A quid; one pound sterling.
    • Can you lend me five squid ? I feel like a bacon sarnie.
    Derived terms
    * arrow squid * broad squid * colossal squid * giant squid * jumbo squid * squidhound
    See also
    * (wikipedia) * calamari * cuttlefish * octopus

    Etymology 2

    Possibly a blend of (stupid) and (quick); "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym Derived from "squirrelly kid"

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, motorcycling, pejorative) A motorcyclist characterized by lack of riding gear, reckless/careless/unsafe riding, especially of sport bikers.
  • * "In my mind, a street squid is anyone who races on the street. Period."1
  • * "squid: a cocky motorcyclist who darts very aggressively through traffic"2

    • References

    * Harrison, Greg. Son of Squid. American Motorcyclist. Vol. 41, No. 8. ISSN 0277-9358. p. 5. Aug 1987 * Hough, David L. (2000), Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well (2nd ed.), USA: BowTie Press, p. 253, ISBN 1889540536, 9781889540535, p. 253.

    Anagrams

    * English heteronyms English terms with unknown etymologies

    squib

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
    • English Navy squibs set fire to two dozen enemy ships in a Dutch harbor during the 16th century battle against the Spanish Armada.
  • * Blackstone
    • The making and selling of fireworks and squibs is punishable.
  • A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
  • (mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
  • (US) Any small firecracker sold to the general public. Usually available in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuze is lit.
  • (automotive) The heating element used to set off the sodium azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
  • (cinema or theater special effects) A small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
  • (dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
  • * Goldsmith
    • who copied his squibs , and re-echoed his jokes.
  • (dated) A writer of lampoons.
  • * Tatler
    • The squibs are those who in the common phrase of the world are called libellers, lampooners, and pamphleteers.
  • (legal) In a legal casebook, a short summary of a legal action placed between more extensively quoted cases.
  • (academia) A short article, often published in journals, that introduces theoretically problematic empirical data or discusses an overlooked theoretical problem. In contrast to a typical article, a squib need not answer the questions that it poses.
  • * 2008 , William J. Idsardi, Combinatorics for Metrical Feet , in Biolinguistics Vol 2, No 2
    • In this squib I will prove that the number of possible metrical parsings into feet under these assumptions […]
  • (archaic) An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person.
  • * Spenser, Mother Hubberds Tale ll. 369-371:
    • Its a hard case when men of good deserving / must either driven be perforce to sterving / or asked for their pas by everie squib
  • (slang) A sketched concept or visual solution, usually very quick and not too detailed. A word most commonly used within the Graphic Design industry.

    • Derived terms

    * damp squib

    Usage notes

    In the uses squib to mean a child of someone magical who doesn’t have magical powers.

    Verb

    (squibb)
  • To make a sound such as a small explosion.
    • A squibbed in the jungle.
  • (colloquial, dated) To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.
    • to squib a little debate

    References