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wet firecracker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

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.
   • [A]udiences sensibly enough found Lollobrigida and Sinatra to be a wet firecracker of a team. 2009, Tom Santopietro, Sinatra in Hollywood: The Film Career of a Screen Icon, →ISBN:
   • 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:
   • 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:

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Relateds

false dawn · wet noodle

Synonyms

dud · damp squib