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wet firecrackers

wet firecrackers is the plural of wet firecracker.

Meaning of wet firecracker

Noun

wet firecracker (plural wet firecrackers)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) 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
    Synonyms:
    dud, damp squib

Questions about wet firecrackers

What is wet firecrackers the plural of?
Wet firecrackers is the plural of wet firecracker.

Words near wet firecrackers in the dictionary

  1. wet ends
  2. wet fart
  3. wet farts
  4. wet feet, dry feet policy
  5. wet firecracker
  6. wet firecrackers
  7. wet fish
  8. wet flies
  9. wet fly
  10. wet food
  11. wet foods

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