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Squib (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Squib

A small satirical or political temporary jeu d’esprit, which, like the firework of that denomination, sparkles, bounces, stinks, and vanishes.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Squelch * Squint-a-pipes

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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About

Francis Grose was independently wealthy, having inherited money from his father, a jeweller. Finding himself overspending, he published a number of books; his Provincial Glossary seems to have been the starting-point for the Vulgar Tongue reproduced here.

Spree
Spring-ankle Warehouse
Squab
Square
Square Toes
Squeak
Squeaker
Squeeze Crab
Squeeze Wax
Squelch
Squib
Squint-a-pipes
Squire of Alsatia
Squirish
Squirrel
Squirrel Hunting
Stag
To Stag
Staggering Bob
Stall Whimper
Stalling