Squib and Squab - one for the birds
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
Rockingham, Australia
February 17, 2017 7:43pm CST
Commenting on @RasmaSandra's post about a stuffed owl, I said I would squib out of naming it. I must be regressing to my childhood as I haven't thought of that word for years and years, let alone used it. I remember when we were kids we'd call each other a 'squib' if we were too frightened to do something.
I googled 'squib' and didn't come up with the meaning I've given it. According to the web, it is a 'small firework that burns with a hissing sound before exploding' or 'a short piece of satirical writing'.
And in case you didn't know, a squab is a young domestic pigeon or the meat from one. And I don't seem to have a photo of a pigeon so here is one of our Australian magpies.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
18 Feb 17
To a lot of us over here, "squib" means to kick the ball fairly short and on the ground after scoring in American football.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
18 Feb 17
@JudyEv - They also use it in baseball sometimes, when an infielder botches a ground ball.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Feb 17
Perhaps a good name could be Squib-Squab That magpie looks almost similar to the very large crows we have here in our garden Here is a pic I took
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Feb 17
@JudyEv yes, the crows here are light gray and black and we now have four that visit out garden when at first we had only two.
@allknowing (153544)
• India
19 Feb 17
I remember naming that owl - 'wisdom' I think. What made you use the word squib anyway!!!
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
19 Feb 17
@JudyEv But you learnt something new.
myLot does not mind when words are misplaced, misspelt.................
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Feb 17
makes you wonder why you used it, as a child, to call each other a 'squib'
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Feb 17
@JudyEv I am sure there was a reason, even if it was some kid's child logic lol
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Feb 17
I did not know that squib word, but squabs are familiar. We have black and white magpies on the US west coast too.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Feb 17
Do they look like ours or is it just the black and white that is the same?
@xFiacre (14782)
• Ireland
18 Feb 17
@judyev "His recital went off like a damp squib" in other words it just fizzled out and fell flat even though we were expecting something akin to fireworks from his playing. That's how I would use the word squib. I'd rather have a squid and cook it up into a delicious plate of calamari though.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Feb 17
I always know the word to be for Pigeon too, like venison is for deer
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Feb 17
Right and apparently in cooking 'squab' is used for young pigeon.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Feb 17
Squab is considered a delicacy by some.
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