wet firecracker
wet firecracker · wet firecrackers
A person, event, or object lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement,…A person, event, or object lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Forms
plural: wet firecrackers| Singular | wet firecracker |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsSee also
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