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Line 1: {{Useful Notes}} A '''squib''' is something small. What specifically is small depends on the context. == Squib (film) == {{quote\|31. I will not detonate Squibs.\|from ''[http://www.ficwad.com/viewstory.php?sid{{=}}7318 35 More Things I Am Not Allowed To Do At Hogwarts],'' by Nightspore}} Line 12 ⟶ 15: A literary squib is usually witty or satirical. It can be similar to a [[Parody\|lampoon]], but does not need to parody a particular work. A linguistic squib is both a very short and a scholarly article. According to [[The Other Wiki]], "A squib may outline anomalous data but not suggest a solution, or develop a minor theoretical argument." Compare this sort of squib with a "snippet" (which is essentially a stand-alone footnote). == Squib (sports) == * "Squib" also has a meaning as a verb, meaning to hit weakly. Most commonly heard in sports broadcasts, both American football (a purposely weaker kickoff in order to prevent the return team to set up its normal return and/or force someone other than its normal returner (usually someone bigger and slower than the normal returner) to field it, and baseball (a ball hit so softly that by the time it gets to any of the fielders, the batter is already at first base.) == Squib (other) == Not to be confused with: * [[Muggle Born of Mages\|Non-magical children of wizard parents]] in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' universe, which are termed "squibs" in-world. * The foxlike species whose [[Planet of Hats\|hat]] is trading, from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' tabletop games * [[Squibs (1921 film)\|''Squibs'' (1921 film)]], starring [[Betty Balfour]] ** [[Squibs (1935 film)\|''Squibs'' (1935 film)]], a remake of the 1921 film, also starring Balfour * A Squab, which is a pigeon.