wet firecracker
wet firecracker noun: a person, event, or object lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement.
Noun
wet firecracker (plural wet firecrackers)
- A person, event, or object lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement.
- Coming after a fast, colorful movie like Super Fly, a follow-up called Super Fly TNT is a wet firecracker.1973 June 16, “Movie Review: Super Fly TNT Continues With His Adventures in Rome and Africa”, in New York Times, retrieved 16 Oct 2017
- After Bernanke's first semiannual testimony before Congress in February, I wrote to my clients that his appearance was essentially a wet firecracker—he did not jolt the markets.2006 June 18, Richard Yamarone, “Confusion From the Fed Head”, in Washington Post, retrieved 16 Oct 2017
- Synonyms:
- dud, damp squib
Synonyms of wet firecracker
Forms of wet firecracker
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Questions about wet firecracker
- What does wet firecracker mean?
- Wet firecracker means a person, event, or object lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement.
- What part of speech is wet firecracker?
- Wet firecracker is a noun.
- What is the plural of wet firecracker?
- The plural of wet firecracker is wet firecrackers.
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