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Noun

damp squib

1. a firework that fails to go off, due to wetting
2. idiom (by extension) anything that doesn't work properly, or fails to come up to expectations

Translations
trans-top|A firework that fails to go off, due to wetting
French: pétard mouillé
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trans-top|Anything that doesn't work properly
French: pétard mouillé
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