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damp squib noun

  • (idiomatic, by extension) Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations; a dud.
 Schlag ins Wasser, Schuss in den Ofen, Reinfall, Rohrkrepierer
  • (literally) A firework that has been wet and therefore fails to go off correctly.
 Blindgänger, Versager
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